As some of you may know I have a love for puppets. Don't hold it against me.
But Avenue Q and The Two and Only tickled my funny bone.
Watching these clips bring back smiles.
Check it out!
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=67269356&MyToken=ece8df91-6905-45ea-8bce-839ae8134e1e
My favorite is Darwin and the snake. Check it out.
I wish they would make a dvd of his show. I want it very badly. ;-(
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Good Morning!
Hi,
Thanks to all of the mail recently. I am glad that many of you have written in to tell me what you like about my site. I really appreciate the feedback.
Just a reminder. If you would like to meet me and you are 21 or over you can stop by my Birthday bash on Monday at Raku Sushi for a half priced Corine's Corner happy hour.
Hours: 5-7
Monday Oct 1st!
1/2 PRICE SUSHI, dumplings, wine and sake.
47th and 8th.
Please rsvp if attending as the place only holds around 40.
Thank you,
Corine
Friday, September 28, 2007
Chef Event At Trump Tower Grill!
Yesterday, I took a break from theater and spent the day in the World of NYC CHEFS.
A very nice place to be. I met many of the top NYC Chefs at Trump Tower Grill.
The event was hosted by BATTMAN and it was a wonderful event.
Staytuned for photos and more coverage on this site and blog. I will be doing a feature interview each month with a different NYC CHEF.
I will also be pairing that with interviews about wine and liquor. Corine's Corner is a food site in addition to a Theater site.
Cheers!
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
MEET THE CHEFS AT TRUMP TOWER!
(PHOTO BY BATTMAN)
To get tickets
:http://battmanstudios.com/thegreatgatheringofchefs/
first course
3:00pm to 5:00pm
Meet the Chefs
Selected chefs will autograph their photograph featured in
Sandwiches of the World
Champagne and Hors d'Oeuvres will be served
second course
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Sandwich and Wine Tasting
Taste a selection of sandwiches created for
Sandwiches of the World
paired with wines from Pernod Ricard
Trump Tower
725 Fifth Ave. at 56th St.
$250 Meet the Chefs / Sandwich and Wine Tasting
My confirmation includes the first and second course and an autographed book.
$100 Sandwich and Wine Tasting
My confirmation includes the second course.
Click here to buy the book.
Click here to learn more about our partnership with The Children's Storefront and to purchase tickets.
BATTMAN EVENT!!!
Photo by Battman!
BATTMAN STUDIOS TO PRESENT
THE 3RD ANNUAL “THE GREAT GATHERING OF CHEFS”
ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2007 AT THE ATRIUM AT TRUMP TOWER
New York, NY, September 12, 2007 -- Noted photographer Alan “Battman” Batt in conjunction with Pernod Ricard will host The 3rd Annual Great Gathering of Chefs on Thursday, September 27, from 3:00 to 5:00 PM at The Atrium at Trump Tower, located at Fifth Avenue and 56th Street, as a Benefit for The Children’s Storefront in Harlem, a not-for-profit, fully accredited, independent, tuition-free school serving pre-school through eighth grade.
http://battmanstudios.com/thegreatgatheringofchefs/
The event will also introduce the first release of Batt’s new book, Sandwiches of the World, featuring sandwich creations from world-renowned chefs, including Emeril Lagasse, Mario Batali, Jean Georges, David Burke and Tom Colicchio, to name a few. This is Battman’s fourth edition of his food photography book series.
The 3rd Annual Great Gathering of Chefs will bring together participating chefs from top restaurants ranging from New York to New Jersey to Las Vegas and to the US Virgin Islands to autograph copies of Battman’s latest book featuring their sandwich creations. Tickets for the event are $250 which includes the signing, tasting and an autographed book featuring signatures of all the chefs at the event. All proceeds will be donated to The Children’s Storefront in Harlem
(www.thechildrensstorefront.org).
Following the autograph meet-and-greet-and cocktail reception, a tasting of featured sandwiches and wine will take place from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Various wines from Pernod Ricard USA will be paired with the chefs’ creations.
Battman, who, on occasion, is addressed by his given name, Alan Batt, is a native New Yorker, born in Brooklyn. He’s renowned for capturing the best of the city: photographs which have been published on greeting cards and in books celebrating the Big Apple for over 25 years and have undoubtedly made him one of the most recognized photographers in NYC.
Battman, who created and has photographed the world famous New York City Firefighters Calendar since 1996, is the lead photographers for Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, and is the only photographers with a permanent exhibition at the Empire State Building. His clients include NYC & Company, the US Virgin Islands, Crain’s New York, The Times Square Alliance and Lincoln Center. His work has been published in magazines worldwide. With the publication of his new Sandwiches of the World book, he now has four editions of his successful food photography book series, the others being The Great Bagel & Lox Book, New York Sweets, and Summer in New York.
THE GREAT BAGEL & LOX BOOK NEW YORK SWEETS
(Volume 1) (Volume 2)
by Alan “Battman” Batt by Alan “Battman” Batt
Published by Battman Studios Published by Battman Studios
Publication date: June 2003 Publication date: June 2005
ISBN: 0-933477-14-7 ISBN: 0-933477-25-2
Hardcover/Jacketed Hardcover/Jacketed
Price: $39.95 Price: $39.95
142 pages 152 pages
74 full-color photographs 76 full-color photographs
85 chefs, 74 restaurants 80 chefs, 76 restaurants
SUMMER IN NEW YORK SANDWICHES OF THE WORLD
(Volume 3) (Volume 4)
by Alan “Battman” Batt by Alan “Battman” Batt
Published by Battman Studios Published by Battman Studios
Publication date: June 2005 Publication date: June 2007
ISBN: 0-933477-26-0 ISBN: 6-423118-90-5
Hardcover/Jacketed Hardcover/Jacketed
Price: $39.95 Price: $39.95
182 Pages 188 Pages
89 full-color photographs 91 full-color photographs
96 chefs, 89 restaurants 108 chefs
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
LADIES NIGHT ON BROADWAY!!!
The League of American Theatres & Producers Announces
LADIES NIGHT OUT ON BROADWAY
A New Initiative To Celebrate Broadway's Most Loyal Demographic
Event Will Raise Awareness for The Phyllis Newman Women's Health Initiative
of The Actors Fund
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2007
(Tickets on sale now at www.LadiesNightOutOnBroadway.com)
(New York, NY, September 24, 2007) The League of American Theatres and Producers, Inc. announces a new initiative -- LADIES NIGHT OUT ON BROADWAY -- a special evening on Broadway created for Broadway's most loyal group of theatre-goers. In association with Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Ladies Night Out on Broadway will take place on October 24, 2007. Tickets on sale now at www.LadiesNightOutOnBroadway.com.
Similar to other successful League audience development programs (including Kids' Night on Broadway and Singles Night on Broadway), the first-ever Ladies Night Out on Broadway, created only for women, includes special show discounts and an important charitable tie-in with the Phyllis Newman Women's Health Initiative of The Actors Fund, a program created to address the myriad of concerns women face when dealing with a serious medical condition. A special free party with food and drinks at Spotlight Live from 5-7:30 PM will host a variety of activities including Women-in-Theatre panels and Broadway karaoke.
"Women represent 63% of Broadway audiences and 66% of ticket purchasing decisions so LADIES NIGHT is our way of saying thank you. And we hope that the activities provided free this evening will remind our most loyal members about the variety of Broadway offerings and will give this very engaged demographic yet another reason to join us for an additional night on Broadway full of fun and entertainment," commented Charlotte St. Martin, Executive Director, League of American Theatres and Producers. "Women are also the primary decision makers when it comes to purchasing theatre tickets and planning a night out on the town, and we are delighted to host for them what we hope will become an annual event that educates them, pampers them, rewards them and just reminds them about how much we appreciate their loyalty to Broadway!"
Serving as LADIES NIGHT Spokespeople are Jackie Hoffman and Mary Testa, currently starring in XANADU at the Helen Hayes Theater. Commented Ms. Hoffman and Ms. Testa: “We’re honored to be the spokesgals for Ladies Night Out on Broadway because not only do we get to help raise money for women’s health, we get to introduce new audience members to the exciting world of live theatre.” Over the next month, Jackie and Mary can be seen on WNBC Public Service Announcements promoting Ladies Night Out on Broadway.
Participating Shows
Twelve Broadway shows are participating in Ladies Night Out including, A Chorus Line, The Color Purple, Curtains, Hairspray, Legally Blonde the Musical, Les Misérables, Mamma Mia!, Mary Poppins, Monty Python’s Spamalot, The Phantom of the Opera, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and Xanadu. Two Off Broadway shows are participating: including The Fantasticks and Stomp.
(*show participation subject to change)
Spotlight Live Party
With the purchase of a Ladies Night theatre ticket to any of the participating Broadway or Off Broadway shows, ladies are invited to attend a free theatre themed party at Spotlight Live, the only restaurant where you walk in for dinner but walk out a star.
Participating shows will host post-show talk backs that correspond with online show discussion guides made available on the event website. These online discussion guides for women interested in creating “theatre clubs,” provides the opportunity to form meaningful connections with like-minded women. In addition, Times Square area restaurants will feature special offers, plus parking discounts. Please visit broadway.ivillage.com to chat with other Broadway theatre fans and enter a Broadway sweepstakes.
To purchase tickets, get more information on the FREE ladies only party at Spotlight LIVE and special Ladies Night post-theatre offers at Times Square area bars and restaurants, log on to www.LadiesNightOutOnBroadway.com or call the Broadway Line (1-888-Broadway). Tickets can also be purchased at the individual theatre box offices or at the Broadway Ticket Center™ -- a centralized ticket outlet in the heart of New York’s Theatre District offering full-priced tickets for same-day and advance performances to Broadway and many Off Broadway shows. When ordering tickets, please use the Ladies Night promotional code: WMN07.
Ladies Night Out on Broadway is sponsored by Spotlight Live, The New York Times, Budweiser Select and shuzsociety.com, an online magazine and networking site for shoe lovers. As a part of the raffle, shuzsociety.com will raffle one of a kind Broadway Boots decorated by a representative from each participating show. All proceeds will be donated to the Phyllis Newman Women’s Health Initiative of The Actor’s Fund. Media partners are WNBC 4, ivillage.com, and 106.7 LITE-FM.
JACKIE HOFFMAN (Calliope, Aphrodite). Solo: Jackie With a Z, Chanukah at Joe’s Pub (Bistro Award), The Kvetching Continues (Time Out NY’s Outstanding Achievement Award). Broadway: Xanadu, Hairspray (Theatre World Award). Off-Broadway: Regrets Only, Tribeca Theatre Festival, Book of Liz (Obie Award), Straightjacket, Incident at Cobbler’s Knob, One Woman Shoe. Regional: Second City, Chicago (Jeff Award); Sisters Rosensweig (Old Globe). Film: A Dirty Shame, Garden State, Legally Blonde II, Kissing Jessica Stein, Mo’ Money. TV: “Starved,” “Hope and Faith,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Strangers With Candy,” “TV Funhouse,” “Conan,” “Soul Man,” “Cosby.” Animation: “Dilbert,” “PB&J Otter,” Robots
and Queer Duck (the movie).
MARY TESTA (Melpomene, Medusa). Broadway: Xanadu, Chicago, 42nd Street (Tony nom./cast album), Marie Christine (cast album), On the Town (Tony nom.), …Forum (cast album), The Rink, Marilyn, Barnum. Off-Broadway: Regrets Only, See What I Wanna See (Drama Desk and Drama League noms./cast album), First Lady Suite (Drama Desk nom.), String of Pearls (Drama Desk nom.), The Vagina Monologues, From Above (Obie) and others. Film: Stay, Tony ‘n’ Tina’s Wedding, Sleepers and others. TV:
“Whoopi,” “Sex and the City” and others.
About the Phyllis Newman Women's Health Initiative
The Phyllis Newman Women’s Health Initiative was created by The Actors Fund to address the myriad of concerns women face when dealing with a serious medical condition. When women come to The Fund after a serious medical diagnosis they are often overwhelmed with concerns about their ability to work, family issues, managing basic bills as well as medical bills, and coping both physically and mentally with a challenging medical situation.
The PNWHI Social Workers help women negotiate the steps that follow a serious medical diagnosis. Through intensive case management, access to individual counseling, support groups, educational seminars, linkage to community supports and short-term financial assistance, the social workers help women receive the nurturing support that they need.
Each year, the Phyllis Newman Women’s Health Initiative (PNWHI) helps hundreds of women in health crisis – many whose treatment is compromised by lack of health insurance. PNWHI provides women in the entertainment profession with access to health care, diagnostic, preventative, and mental health services, substance abuse treatment, and meaningful assistance when they are confronted with traumatic illness, injury or a violent situation. The goal of PNWHI is to provide women in the entertainment community with the resources and support they need to attain optimum health and independence.
About The League of American Theatres and Producers, Inc.
The League of American Theatres and Producers, Inc., created in 1930 is the official trade association for the commercial theatre industry. The League’s 600-plus members include theatre owners and operators, producers, presenters, and general throughout North America, as well as suppliers of goods and services to the theatre industry. Each year, League members bring Broadway to almost 30 million people in New York and across the US and Canada.
The League also sponsors three annual free outdoor concerts: Broadway on Broadway® (with the Times Square Alliance) which attracts upwards of 50,000 theatre fans to Times Square each fall to kick off the new theatrical season; Continental Airlines presents Broadway’s Stars in the Alley®, a celebration in the Theatre District’s historic Shubert Alley marking the official end of the season; and Broadway Under the Stars™ (with NYC & Company) on the Great Lawn of Central Park, which inaugurates New York City’s summer outdoor concert series.
The League maintains and operates programs designed to provide consumers with information about Broadway and a convenient means of accessing tickets. ILoveNYTheater.com is the first-ever multilingual website offering a comprehensive guide to Broadway theatregoing in New York. The site, which is available in six languages, offers tickets to Broadway shows as well as information about hotels, restaurants, transportation, and shopping.
About The Actors Fund
The Actors Fund, currently celebrating its 125th Anniversary, is a nationwide human services organization that helps all professionals - both performers and those behind the scenes - in performing arts and entertainment. Founded in 1882, The Fund serves those in film, theatre, television, music, opera, and dance with a broad spectrum of programs including comprehensive social services, health services, supportive and affordable housing, emergency financial assistance, employment and training services, and skilled nursing and assisted living care. Administered from offices in New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago, The Actors Fund is a safety net, providing programs and services for those who are in need, crisis, or transition. Please visit The Actors Fund website at www.actorsfund.org.
About Spotlight Live
Walk in for Dinner and Walk out a Star at Spotlight Live, an interactive Dining, Special Event and Live Performance Venue Located in the Heart of Times Square. Featuring the Inventive, American Comfort Cuisine of Celebrity Chef Kerry Simon and paired with an engaging dose of Karaoke, where you join our professional singers and dancers on stage for and evening of fun and live entertainment. Spotlight Live is located at 1604 Broadway, Between 48th and 49th Streets. Visit www.spotlightlive.com for more information.
JOE STEIN'S THE BODY BEAUTIFUL OCT 12-14TH!
YORK THEATRE COMPANY ANNOUNCES CASTING:
THE BODY BEAUTIFUL
THIRD SHOW IN FALL 2007 JOSEPH STEIN MUSICALS IN MUFTI SERIES; CAST INCLUDES:
DICK LATESSA, CADY HUFFMAN, CAPATHIA JENKINS,
MEGAN LAWRENCE, BRAD OSCAR, AND MORE;
DAVID GLENN ARMSTRONG DIRECTS
OCTOBER 12-14
The York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director) announces casting for The Body Beautiful, the third of the four shows in the Fall 2007 Musicals in Mufti Series -- the York’s acclaimed series of musical theatre gems in staged concert performances. This Series celebrates the work of playwright Joseph Stein. The Body Beautiful will play October 12, 13, and 14 at the Theatre at Saint Peters (54th Street, Just East of Lexington Ave). Tickets are $35. For more information or to purchase tickets to any of the Mufti shows, visit www.yorktheatre.org or call York’s Box Office at 212-935-5820.
The Body Beautiful will feature: Tony Award winners Dick Latessa (Hairspray) and Cady Huffman (The Producers), Tony Award nominees Megan Lawrence (The Pajama Game) and Brad Oscar (The Producers) and Drama Desk nominee Capathia Jenkins (Martin Short: Fames Becomes Me). The cast also includes: Angie Schworer (The Producers), Ryan Duncan (Altar Boyz), Stephen Bienskie (Cats) and Jim Sorensen (York’s Plain and Fancy ). More cast members will be announced soon. The show will be directed by David Glenn Armstrong (The Day Before Spring, (Mis)Understanding Mammy: The Hattie McDaniel Story, Plain and Fancy). John Bell (Plane Crazy, Meet Me in St. Louis, Plain and Fancy) is the Music Director.
The Body Beautiful has a book by Joseph Stein and Will Glickman, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick and music by Jerry Bock. The Body Beautiful was the first collaboration between Harnick, Bock, and Stein, who went on to write Fiddler on the Roof a few years later. The show is about a wealthy Dartmouth College graduate who wishes to be a prize-winning boxer and the girl he loves who disapproves of his ambitions. His fight manager must deal with uninspired fighters, two ex-wives and a new girlfriend.
Directed by George Schaefer and choreographed by Herbert Ross, the show opened at The Broadway Theatre on January 23, 1958 and featured Mindy Carson, Steve Forrest, Jack Warden, Barbara McNair, William Hickey and Brock Peters.
The Body Beautiful follows the York’s productions of Zorba and Enter Laughing: The Musical and will be followed by The Baker’s Wife, which will run October 26-28 and will be directed by Gordon Greenberg with Mark Hartman as Music Director. All shows play five performances: Friday at 8 pm, Saturday at 2:30 pm & 8 pm, and Sunday at 2:30 pm & 7:30 pm. Audience discussions follow both matinees. Tickets are $35 and are now on sale. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.yorktheatre.org or call York’s Box Office at 212-935-5820. The box office is open Monday-Friday, 10-6.
York previously celebrated Joseph Stein in the Musicals in Mufti Fall 2006 Series (Take Me Along, Carmelina, Plain and Fancy). Stein won the Tony Award and Drama Critics Circle Award for Fiddler on the Roof. His other musicals include: Zorba (Tony nom., Drama Critics Circle Award), Rags (Tony nom.), The Baker's Wife (Laurence Olivier Award, London), Juno, Take Me Along, Irene; The King of Hearts and So Long, 174th Street. He also co-authored, with Alan Jay Lerner, the musical Carmelina and, with Will Glickman, Mr. Wonderful (starring Sammy Davis, Jr.) and Plain and Fancy. His plays include Enter Laughing, Before the Dawn and Mrs. Gibbons' Boys. He began his career in TV and radio, writing for "Sid Caesar Show," "Your Show of Shows," "The Henry Morgan Show" and many others including Tallulah Bankhead, Phil Silvers, Jackie Gleason and Zero Mostel. He wrote the screenplays of Enter Laughing and Fiddler on the Roof, for which he won the Screen Writers Guild Award. He is currently working on All About Us, the musical version of The Skin of Our Teeth with a score by John Kander and Fred Ebb, and another musical, yet to be announced. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild Council and is married to Elisa Stein, a psychotherapist.
The York Theatre Company will honor playwright Joseph Stein with the 2007 Oscar Hammerstein Award on Monday, November 12, 2007 at Saint Peter’s Church. The award culminates York’s yearlong celebration of Stein with the Fall 2006 and Fall 2007 Musicals in Mufti Series. The concert celebration of Stein’s career will be presented at Saint Peter’s Church, which is upstairs from the York Theatre space. For more info: www.yorktheatre.org or call 212-935-5820.
‘Mufti’ (pronounced MUFF’ tee) means “in street clothes; without the usual trappings” and shows are presented script-in-hand, with minimal staging. The Musical in Mufti Series has celebrated such writers as Richard Rodgers, George Abbott and Joseph Stein. York has presented over 60 concert revivals of musical theatre gems from the past – more than any other such series in the world. Notable shows include: It’s a Bird…It’s a Plane…It’s Superman, I and Albert, The Day Before Spring, Take Me Along, Plain and Fancy, Beggar's Holiday, The Grass Harp, Wish You Were Here, Carmelina, Fanny, God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, Lucky Stiff, Darling of the Day, Mata Hari, The Girl Who Came to Supper, Carmen Jones, Weird Romance, Johnny Johnson, Rex, Billion Dollar Baby, Mirette and 70, Girls, 70. TIME Magazine listed York's Mufti version of Darling of the Day as one of the Top Ten Theatrical Events of 2005.
For ticket information visit www.yorktheatre.org or call 212-935-5820.
THE YORK THEATRE COMPANY in Saint Peter’s Theatre,
54th Street Just East of Lexington;
E train to Lexington Avenue or 6 train to 51st.
THE BODY BEAUTIFUL
THIRD SHOW IN FALL 2007 JOSEPH STEIN MUSICALS IN MUFTI SERIES; CAST INCLUDES:
DICK LATESSA, CADY HUFFMAN, CAPATHIA JENKINS,
MEGAN LAWRENCE, BRAD OSCAR, AND MORE;
DAVID GLENN ARMSTRONG DIRECTS
OCTOBER 12-14
The York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director) announces casting for The Body Beautiful, the third of the four shows in the Fall 2007 Musicals in Mufti Series -- the York’s acclaimed series of musical theatre gems in staged concert performances. This Series celebrates the work of playwright Joseph Stein. The Body Beautiful will play October 12, 13, and 14 at the Theatre at Saint Peters (54th Street, Just East of Lexington Ave). Tickets are $35. For more information or to purchase tickets to any of the Mufti shows, visit www.yorktheatre.org or call York’s Box Office at 212-935-5820.
The Body Beautiful will feature: Tony Award winners Dick Latessa (Hairspray) and Cady Huffman (The Producers), Tony Award nominees Megan Lawrence (The Pajama Game) and Brad Oscar (The Producers) and Drama Desk nominee Capathia Jenkins (Martin Short: Fames Becomes Me). The cast also includes: Angie Schworer (The Producers), Ryan Duncan (Altar Boyz), Stephen Bienskie (Cats) and Jim Sorensen (York’s Plain and Fancy ). More cast members will be announced soon. The show will be directed by David Glenn Armstrong (The Day Before Spring, (Mis)Understanding Mammy: The Hattie McDaniel Story, Plain and Fancy). John Bell (Plane Crazy, Meet Me in St. Louis, Plain and Fancy) is the Music Director.
The Body Beautiful has a book by Joseph Stein and Will Glickman, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick and music by Jerry Bock. The Body Beautiful was the first collaboration between Harnick, Bock, and Stein, who went on to write Fiddler on the Roof a few years later. The show is about a wealthy Dartmouth College graduate who wishes to be a prize-winning boxer and the girl he loves who disapproves of his ambitions. His fight manager must deal with uninspired fighters, two ex-wives and a new girlfriend.
Directed by George Schaefer and choreographed by Herbert Ross, the show opened at The Broadway Theatre on January 23, 1958 and featured Mindy Carson, Steve Forrest, Jack Warden, Barbara McNair, William Hickey and Brock Peters.
The Body Beautiful follows the York’s productions of Zorba and Enter Laughing: The Musical and will be followed by The Baker’s Wife, which will run October 26-28 and will be directed by Gordon Greenberg with Mark Hartman as Music Director. All shows play five performances: Friday at 8 pm, Saturday at 2:30 pm & 8 pm, and Sunday at 2:30 pm & 7:30 pm. Audience discussions follow both matinees. Tickets are $35 and are now on sale. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.yorktheatre.org or call York’s Box Office at 212-935-5820. The box office is open Monday-Friday, 10-6.
York previously celebrated Joseph Stein in the Musicals in Mufti Fall 2006 Series (Take Me Along, Carmelina, Plain and Fancy). Stein won the Tony Award and Drama Critics Circle Award for Fiddler on the Roof. His other musicals include: Zorba (Tony nom., Drama Critics Circle Award), Rags (Tony nom.), The Baker's Wife (Laurence Olivier Award, London), Juno, Take Me Along, Irene; The King of Hearts and So Long, 174th Street. He also co-authored, with Alan Jay Lerner, the musical Carmelina and, with Will Glickman, Mr. Wonderful (starring Sammy Davis, Jr.) and Plain and Fancy. His plays include Enter Laughing, Before the Dawn and Mrs. Gibbons' Boys. He began his career in TV and radio, writing for "Sid Caesar Show," "Your Show of Shows," "The Henry Morgan Show" and many others including Tallulah Bankhead, Phil Silvers, Jackie Gleason and Zero Mostel. He wrote the screenplays of Enter Laughing and Fiddler on the Roof, for which he won the Screen Writers Guild Award. He is currently working on All About Us, the musical version of The Skin of Our Teeth with a score by John Kander and Fred Ebb, and another musical, yet to be announced. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild Council and is married to Elisa Stein, a psychotherapist.
The York Theatre Company will honor playwright Joseph Stein with the 2007 Oscar Hammerstein Award on Monday, November 12, 2007 at Saint Peter’s Church. The award culminates York’s yearlong celebration of Stein with the Fall 2006 and Fall 2007 Musicals in Mufti Series. The concert celebration of Stein’s career will be presented at Saint Peter’s Church, which is upstairs from the York Theatre space. For more info: www.yorktheatre.org or call 212-935-5820.
‘Mufti’ (pronounced MUFF’ tee) means “in street clothes; without the usual trappings” and shows are presented script-in-hand, with minimal staging. The Musical in Mufti Series has celebrated such writers as Richard Rodgers, George Abbott and Joseph Stein. York has presented over 60 concert revivals of musical theatre gems from the past – more than any other such series in the world. Notable shows include: It’s a Bird…It’s a Plane…It’s Superman, I and Albert, The Day Before Spring, Take Me Along, Plain and Fancy, Beggar's Holiday, The Grass Harp, Wish You Were Here, Carmelina, Fanny, God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, Lucky Stiff, Darling of the Day, Mata Hari, The Girl Who Came to Supper, Carmen Jones, Weird Romance, Johnny Johnson, Rex, Billion Dollar Baby, Mirette and 70, Girls, 70. TIME Magazine listed York's Mufti version of Darling of the Day as one of the Top Ten Theatrical Events of 2005.
For ticket information visit www.yorktheatre.org or call 212-935-5820.
THE YORK THEATRE COMPANY in Saint Peter’s Theatre,
54th Street Just East of Lexington;
E train to Lexington Avenue or 6 train to 51st.
OCT 2 IS FORBIDDEN BROADWAY DAY!!!!!!!
FORBIDDEN BROADWAY CELEBRATES 25 YEARS
OF LAMPOONING THE GREAT WHITE WAY WITH
FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: RUDE AWAKENING
NEW EDITION OPENS OCTOBER 2ND
AT THE 47TH STREET THEATRE
CHITA RIVERA TO READ
PROCLAMATION FROM MAYOR MICHAEL BLOOMBERG
RENAMING 47TH STREET “FORBIDDEN BROADWAY”
On Tuesday, October 2nd, Gerard Alessandrini’s FORBIDDEN BROADWAY marks its 25th Anniversary with a brand-new edition FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: RUDE AWAKENING, at the 47th Street Theatre (304 West 47 Street). To mark the occasion, Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Office of Theatre, Film and Television has named October 2nd 2007 as “Forbidden Broadway Day.” At 6:00PM, prior to the opening night performance on October 2nd, two-time Tony Award winner (and beloved subject of Forbidden Broadway parodies) Chita Rivera will be on hand to read a proclamation from Mayor Michael Bloomberg and unveil a street sign renaming West 47th Street “Forbidden Broadway.” Opening night curtain is at 7:00PM.
FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: RUDE: AWAKENING features spoofs of the season including Spring Awakening, Curtains, A Chorus Line, Grease: You’re The One That We Want, Legally Blonde, Frost/Nixon, Mary Poppins in addition to Company and Grey Gardens along with some classic bits from FORBIDDEN BROADWAY’s past quarter century. This edition is created and written by Gerard Alessandrini and directed by Mr. Alessandrini and Phillip George. Featured in the cast are: Jared Bradshaw, Janet Dickinson, James Donegan and Valerie Fagan, with David Caldwell on piano. Costumes are by the legendary Alvin Colt, who was just honored with an exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York. Sets are by Megan Halpern and lighting is by Marc Janowitz.
A theatrical institution, FORBIDDEN BROADWAY has received national and international notoriety, racking-up over 10,000 performances in more than 200 US cities, as well as engagements in London, Tokyo, Singapore and Sydney. The show was a recipient of a 2006 Tony© Honor for Excellence in the Theatre.
FORBIDDEN BROADWAY has been an unstoppable force in theatre since 1982 when Gerard Alessandrini created the first edition that lampooned the Broadway shows and stars of the day. It has been a favorite among theatre lovers, as well as the Broadway stars themselves (Carol Channing, Kathleen Turner, Raul Esparza, Donna Murphy, Christine Ebersole, Bernadette Peters, Tommy Tune, Stephen Sondheim, Patti Lupone, Cameron Mackintosh, and Hal Prince, to name a few) who often stop by to laugh at themselves alongside their public. FORBIDDEN BROADWAY has won numerous awards in its history in addition to the Tony Honors, which include Obie, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Drama League, and Lucille Lortel Awards. FORBIDDEN BROADWAY is produced by John Freedson, Harriet Yellin and Jon B. Platt.
ABOUT THE CAST & CREATIVE TEAM
JARED BRADSHAW (Performer) Forbidden Broadway SVU: New York, Chicago, and San Diego. NYC: Dr. Sex, Talk of the Town, TheaterworksUSA. Regional: The Last Five Years, Smokey Joe’s Café, Jekyll and Hyde, Cabaret, Disney Cruise Lines. BFA Musical Theatre: Shorter College, Rome, GA. Thanks: Lindsay, family, mentor Terrance Mann, Nani/Saperstein. www.jaredbradshaw.com
JANET DICKINSON (Performer) Broadway: How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Off-Broadway: Secrets Every Smart Traveler Should Know, Bush Is Bad & Forbidden Broadway in Detroit, Milwaukee & Boston. Theatres: Mountain Playhouse for 14 seasons (over 100 shows), Florida Studio Theatre, Cape Fear Regional Playhouse, City Theatre Pittsburgh, Human Race Theatre, Struther’s Library Theatre, Embassy Theatre, Cumberland Theatre. Originally from Bemidji, Minnesota!
JAMES DONEGAN (Performer) most recently appeared in the original cast The Roast of Utopia Special Summer Edition. Other favorites: Company (Bobby), My Fair Lady (Freddy), Jesus Christ Superstar (Jesus) & Evita (Che). James’s CD, “So Much Spring,” is available at jamesdonegan.net (“auspicious debut” — NEXT). For Marc.
VALERIE FAGAN (Performer) Forbidden Broadway SVU in NY, Boston (2006 Elliot Norton Award Nominee), Chicago and Forbidden Vegas (2005 Vegas At Its Best Entertainer.) National Tours of Man of La Mancha (Aldonza) Les Misérables (Fantine) & NSMT Hairspray (Prudy). Published co-author of 6 Women with Brain Death (NYMF 2005.) Honored to sing “God Bless America” for NBC starting the New York City Marathon. valeriefagan.com
GERARD ALESSANDRINI (Creator, Writer & Director) is best known for writing and directing all the editions of Forbidden Broadway and Forbidden Hollywood in New York, Los Angeles, London and around the world. He was also a member of the original cast of Forbidden Broadway. Gerard is from Needham, Massachusetts and the Boston area, where he graduated from the Boston Conservatory of Music. In 1982, he created Forbidden Broadway, which has spawned 15 editions, 8 cast albums and a 25-year-and-counting run in New York. Television credits include writing comedy specials for Bob Hope and Angela Lansbury on NBC, Carol Burnett on CBS and “Masterpiece Tonight,” a satirical revue saluting “Masterpiece Theatre” on PBS. He can be heard on four of the eight FB cast albums and on the soundtracks of Disney’s Aladdin & Pocahontas. Directing credits include many corporate industrials and regional musicals, including a production of Maury Yeston’s musical In the Beginning. Gerard also co-directed a revival of Irving Berlin’s last musical Mr. President, which he updated & “politically corrected.” Gerard is the recipient of an Obie Award, an Outer Critics Circle Award, two Lucille Lortel Awards, a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Drama League and three Drama Desk Awards for Best Lyrics for Forbidden Broadway. Most recently, Gerard received a 2006 Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theatre.
STEVE SAARI (Pianist) has worked with the Rockettes, Tommy Tune, Martin Short, Vince Gill, Three Dog Night. Solo recording: “Variations On A Theme.” Broadway: Martin Short’s Fame Becomes Me. Tours: Dr. Dolittle with Tommy Tune; I Love You, You’re Perfect… Off-Broadway/Regional: Forbidden Broadway SVU; I Love You, You’re Perfect…; Ragtime; Mister Fabulous; Martha: the Musical. www.stevesaari.com
DAVID CALDWELL (Musical Director) conducted the American premiere of Stephen Schwartz’s Children of Eden. He is the composer/lyricist of All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten and Uh-oh, Here Comes Christmas, both based on the writing of Robert Fulghum. David also composed a score for Fulghum’s novel Third Wish
PHILLIP GEORGE (Director). As director Off-Broadway: Shout!, Forbidden Broadway: SVU, Forbidden Hollywood, Whoop-Dee-Doo (Drama Desk Award, Best Musical Revue), Forbidden Broadway Twentieth Anniversary Edition, Forbidden Broadway Cleans Up Its Act, Forbidden Broadway Strikes Back, Forbidden Broadway 2001: A Spoof Odyssey (Drama Desk Award, Best Musical Revue), The Remarkable Ruth Fields (1993 Bistro Award, Best Musical Best Director), When Pigs Fly (as Assoc. Director to Mark Waldrop), Blackout (Amas), Bring Me a Dwarf (Wing & Drop Co.), Miss Pretty Hard (Dance Theater Workshop with Katherine Griffith), Forbidden Broadway 1988–93. London: Kean (nominated for Evening Standard Award, Best New Musical); Forbidden Broadway (The Albery, West End); Shout!; Frankly, Scarlet (co-author with Peter Morris); Listen to the Wind; Much Revue About Nothing; Forbidden Broadway; The Famous Five; The Arcadians; Escape from Pterodactyl Island (1999 Michael Steward Award). Regionally: Forum (5th Ave Theatre, Seattle), Best Little Whorehouse, Footloose, Return to the Forbidden Planet, Annie Get Your Gun, The Secret Garden (Paper Mill). Currently Artistic Director: Wing & Drop Co. Club Acts: Ruben Flores, Randall Frizado, Chris DiCristo.
ALVIN COLT’s (Costume Design) costumes have been represented in 88 Broadway shows which include the original productions of On the Town and Guys and Dolls, plus Li’l Abner, Fanny, Destry Rides Again, Sugar, Pipe Dream, Wildcat, Lorelei, Greenwillow and numerous others. A Tony Award winner, he has also been nominated four times for both the Tony Award and television’s Emmy Award, having designed costumes for over 90 programs on all major networks. Mr. Colt is the recipient of TDF’s Irene Sharaff’s Award in costume design, and received a Drama Desk nomination for Forbidden Broadway. He was inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame in 2001. Recently, The Museum of the City of New York celebrated Mr. Colt’s work with “Costumes and Characters: The Designs of Alvin Colt.”
The playing schedule for FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: RUDE AWAKENING is as follows: Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:15pm and Sundays at 7:30pm, with matinees on Wednesdays at 2:30pm, Saturdays at 4:00pm, and Sundays at 3:30pm. Tickets are $65 on Saturdays, at 8:15pm, Sundays at 7:30pm and Mondays at 8:15pm and are $60 for all other performances. For tickets and information call Telecharge at (212) 239-6200. For Group Sales call (212) 840-5564.
WINNERS OF THE IT AWARDS!
Last evening, I attended the IT Awards at FIT. The best part was getting to interview Julie Halston backstage. I have always admired Julie (At the beginning VAMPIRE LESBIANS OF SODOM to the more recent HAIRSPRAY) It was a great honor! I also chatted with Ryan Duncan who has a great new hairstyle!
Off-Off-Broadway honors their own in style when the
IT Awards Announced the 2007 Recipients
New York, NY: On September 24th, 2007, the IT Awards (New York Innovative
Theatre Awards), the organization dedicated to celebrating Off-Off-Broadway,
announced the 2007 award recipients at a spectacular evening hosted by the
captivating Julie Halston. The awards were announced last evening at 7pm in
FIT's Haft Auditorium located in Building C of FIT's campus on 27th Street
(bwt 7/8 aves) to a standing room only crowd.
Outstanding Ensemble
Boo Killebrew, Julia Lowrie Henderson, Ryan Purcell, Max Rosenak, Phillip
Taratula and Daniel Walker Stowell
6969, CollaborationTown, A Theatre Company Inc.
Outstanding Solo Performance
Mike Houston
The Ledge, eavesdrop
Outstanding Actor in a Featured Role
Joe Plummer
As You Like It, poortom Productions
Outstanding Actress in a Featured Role
Boo Killebrew
6969, CollaborationTown, A Theatre Company Inc.
Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role
Max Rosenak
6969, CollaborationTown, A Theatre Company Inc.
Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role
Susan Louise O'Connor
the silent concerto, Packawallop Productions, Inc.
Outstanding Choreography/Movement
Dan Safer
Dancing Vs the Rat Experiment, La MaMa ETC in association with Witness
Relocation
Outstanding Director
Daniel Talbott
Rules of the Universe, Rising Phoenix Repertory
Outstanding Lighting Design
Peter Hoerburger
The Present Perfect, The Operating Theater
Outstanding Costume Design
David Withrow
Bug Boy Blues, The Looking Glass Theatre
Outstanding Set Design
George Allison
Picasso at the Lapin Agile, T. Schreiber Studio
Outstanding Sound Design
Ryan Maeker & Tim Schellenbaum
Dancing Vs the Rat Experiment, La MaMa ETC in association with Witness
Relocation
Outstanding Original Music
Leanne Darling
The Landlord, Toy Box Theatre Company
Outstanding Original Full Length Script
Saviana Stanescu
Waxing West, East Coast Artists
Outstanding Original Short Script
Daniel Reitz
Rules of the Universe, Rising Phoenix Repertory
Outstanding Production of a Performance Art Piece
Dancing Vs the Rat Experiment
La MaMa ETC in association with Witness Relocation
Outstanding Production of a Musical
Urinetown
The Musical, The Gallery Players
Outstanding Production of a Play
Bouffon Glass Menajoree
Ten Directions
About The New York IT Awards:
The IT Awards are given annually to honor individuals and organizations who
have achieved artistic excellence in Off-Off-Broadway theatre. The New York
IT Awards recognizes the unique and essential role Off-Off-Broadway plays in
contributing to American and global culture, and believes that publicly
recognizing excellence in Off-Off-Broadway theatre will expand audience
awareness and appreciation of the full New York theatre experience.
Off-Off-Broadway honors their own in style when the
IT Awards Announced the 2007 Recipients
New York, NY: On September 24th, 2007, the IT Awards (New York Innovative
Theatre Awards), the organization dedicated to celebrating Off-Off-Broadway,
announced the 2007 award recipients at a spectacular evening hosted by the
captivating Julie Halston. The awards were announced last evening at 7pm in
FIT's Haft Auditorium located in Building C of FIT's campus on 27th Street
(bwt 7/8 aves) to a standing room only crowd.
Outstanding Ensemble
Boo Killebrew, Julia Lowrie Henderson, Ryan Purcell, Max Rosenak, Phillip
Taratula and Daniel Walker Stowell
6969, CollaborationTown, A Theatre Company Inc.
Outstanding Solo Performance
Mike Houston
The Ledge, eavesdrop
Outstanding Actor in a Featured Role
Joe Plummer
As You Like It, poortom Productions
Outstanding Actress in a Featured Role
Boo Killebrew
6969, CollaborationTown, A Theatre Company Inc.
Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role
Max Rosenak
6969, CollaborationTown, A Theatre Company Inc.
Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role
Susan Louise O'Connor
the silent concerto, Packawallop Productions, Inc.
Outstanding Choreography/Movement
Dan Safer
Dancing Vs the Rat Experiment, La MaMa ETC in association with Witness
Relocation
Outstanding Director
Daniel Talbott
Rules of the Universe, Rising Phoenix Repertory
Outstanding Lighting Design
Peter Hoerburger
The Present Perfect, The Operating Theater
Outstanding Costume Design
David Withrow
Bug Boy Blues, The Looking Glass Theatre
Outstanding Set Design
George Allison
Picasso at the Lapin Agile, T. Schreiber Studio
Outstanding Sound Design
Ryan Maeker & Tim Schellenbaum
Dancing Vs the Rat Experiment, La MaMa ETC in association with Witness
Relocation
Outstanding Original Music
Leanne Darling
The Landlord, Toy Box Theatre Company
Outstanding Original Full Length Script
Saviana Stanescu
Waxing West, East Coast Artists
Outstanding Original Short Script
Daniel Reitz
Rules of the Universe, Rising Phoenix Repertory
Outstanding Production of a Performance Art Piece
Dancing Vs the Rat Experiment
La MaMa ETC in association with Witness Relocation
Outstanding Production of a Musical
Urinetown
The Musical, The Gallery Players
Outstanding Production of a Play
Bouffon Glass Menajoree
Ten Directions
About The New York IT Awards:
The IT Awards are given annually to honor individuals and organizations who
have achieved artistic excellence in Off-Off-Broadway theatre. The New York
IT Awards recognizes the unique and essential role Off-Off-Broadway plays in
contributing to American and global culture, and believes that publicly
recognizing excellence in Off-Off-Broadway theatre will expand audience
awareness and appreciation of the full New York theatre experience.
A NEW MUSICAL BY PHILIP GEORGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love anything Philip George writes. He wrote SHOUT. A lot of Forbidden Broadway. The man is a comedic genius. I might have to go to this three times. I love his humor.
Written by PETER CHARLES MORRIS, PHILLIP GEORGE, ERNIE LIJOI and TOM ORR
Additional Songs by BRAD ELLIS, ETHAN FEIN, MATT EISENSTEIN, FRED BARTON, MATT WARD and DICK GALLAGHER
Directed by PHILLIP GEORGE
OCTOBER 16, 17 and 18 6:00pm
From the creator and director of Shout! The Mod Musical,
comes BURLY-Q! Now it's the boys' turn!
THE PLAYERS LOFT - 115 MacDougal Street
FOR FREE RESERVATIONS
CALL (212) 563-2565 or email us at: amasevents@aol.com www.amasmusical.org
BURLY-Q! is part of the Amas Six O’Clock Musical Theatre Lab, a development series for writers, lyricists and composers to mount free staged readings of their new musicals.
The Amas Lab Series is made possible by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, and the ASCAP Foundation Irving Caesar Fund
LIKE DINING OUTSIDE? NYC AND COMPANY SAVES THE DAY!!!!!
NEW YORK CITY ANNOUNCES EXTENDED OUTDOOR DINING SEASON
–New rule to permit installation of portable natural gas heaters in licensed sidewalk cafés–
New York, NY (September 24, 2007)—New York City today announced that the outdoor dining season at restaurants and cafés throughout the five boroughs will be extended beyond the summer months. In a move to increase outdoor dining opportunities year-round, the Bloomberg Administration introduced a new rule that allows restaurants to install approved portable natural gas heaters in licensed sidewalk cafés and restaurants. The rule will give restaurants the chance to keep their outdoor dining spaces open longer while providing a comfortable and safe dining experience as the colder temperatures of the fall and winter approach.
“Dining at a sidewalk café in New York City is one of the most desired experiences for New Yorkers, as well a unique opportunity for the millions of people who visit the city each year,” said George Fertitta, CEO of NYC & Company, the City’s official marketing and tourism organization. “By extending the ever-popular outdoor café season, the energy on our city streets will continue well into the winter months, as our visitors and residents alike take part in what is truly the quintessential New York City dining experience.”
Restaurants with sidewalk cafés are at an all-time high, with approximately 900 legally operating throughout the City – a 25% increase compared to four years ago. With the process for getting a new café faster and easier than ever, New York City Department of Consumer Affairs works with the industry and neighborhood organizations to help ensure restaurants know the rules and requirements, as well as promote those that are licensed.
“Together, the City and the restaurant industry have found a way to hold off winter,” said Commissioner Mintz. “With Mayor Bloomberg’s leadership, we’ve been able to make it easier for restaurants to open and operate one of the City’s great amenities and extend the café season year-round. Industry input has been invaluable. The hard work and coordination of our colleagues at the Department of Buildings and Fire Department has made it possible to ensure that restaurants are able to install approved heaters quickly and safely.”
To install approved portable natural gas heaters and its accompanying hardware, restaurants must first have a license to operate a sidewalk café from DCA, and then must receive clearance from both the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) and the Fire Department (FDNY). Working together, DCA, DOB, and FDNY have created a simple FAQ document that walks restaurants through the approval process step-by-step, and ensuring all required plans and paperwork are in order, have committed to completing the application process in no more than 18 days.
Monday, September 24, 2007
IT AWARDS TONIGHT!
07 AWARDS CEREMONY - SAVE THE DATE
Save the Date for the 3rd Annual NY Innovative Theatre Awards Ceremony - hosted by Julie Halston.
The 2007 IT Awards Ceremony, where our community gathers together to honor the artists and producers who bring us the best of Off-Off-Broadway theatre, will be hosted by Julie Halston, an actress, comedienne and close friend of Charles Busch (who hosted our first two years)
Halston will be joined by a roster of presenters that includes New York luminaries: NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn, actress Kathleen Chalfant, lighting designer Natasha Katz, conductor John McGlinn, director Leigh Sliverman, TOSOS II Artistic Director Mark Finley, Back Stage's National Theatre Editor Leonard Jacobs and many more…
The Ceremony will take place on Monday, September 24, 2007 at FIT's Haft Auditorium (Building C of the FIT campus on 27th Street between 7th and 8th Avenues).
Tickets are $25 at the door, and space is limited.
Save the Date for the 3rd Annual NY Innovative Theatre Awards Ceremony - hosted by Julie Halston.
The 2007 IT Awards Ceremony, where our community gathers together to honor the artists and producers who bring us the best of Off-Off-Broadway theatre, will be hosted by Julie Halston, an actress, comedienne and close friend of Charles Busch (who hosted our first two years)
Halston will be joined by a roster of presenters that includes New York luminaries: NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn, actress Kathleen Chalfant, lighting designer Natasha Katz, conductor John McGlinn, director Leigh Sliverman, TOSOS II Artistic Director Mark Finley, Back Stage's National Theatre Editor Leonard Jacobs and many more…
The Ceremony will take place on Monday, September 24, 2007 at FIT's Haft Auditorium (Building C of the FIT campus on 27th Street between 7th and 8th Avenues).
Tickets are $25 at the door, and space is limited.
What A WEEKEND!!!
I am so tired yet I can't sleep. Ever have such a wonderful time you can't sleep?
What a wonderful weekend:
The highs:
Tonight! Seeing the 1000 performance of Spelling Bee with one of my favorite people in the industry (JENNIFER SIMARD) I adore her and she is incredible in the hit Broadway smash, SPELLING BEE. Mr Finn came out at the end of the show and announced it was the 1000 performance. You really need to check it out if you have not seen it.
It is wonderful. I like the new cast and Simard is a highpoint for me. She was nominated for several Drama Desk Awards when she was in FORBIDDEN BROADWAY. Check out SPELLING BEE at Circle In The Square on West 50th.
The Annual Broadway Cares Flea Market:
I shopped for hours today and spent over $200 on goodies from Broadway Cares.
A cause I have always supported and this year I went over the top spending. All for a good cause. I got a SPELLING BEE key chain, numerous CDS, tee shirts, posters, Broadway Bares calendars and a lot more. It was a good way to spend my money.
The RITZ:
I loved the hammy show with the fantastic views at the Roundabout. Sadly, I am still thinking about MR CHAPS and MR CRISCO. Enough about that.
Photo coverage of the Flea Market coming soon.
Time for me to go to bed.
See you later......
xo,
Corine
Saturday, September 22, 2007
You Need To See This Video. Calling all Avenue Q LOVERS!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sxqz7-CGIc4&mode=related&search=
The actress in the London Production playing Kate is outstanding. I think she is my favorite Kate Monster!
The actress in the London Production playing Kate is outstanding. I think she is my favorite Kate Monster!
Friday, September 21, 2007
The RITZ!
What is a nice Jewish girl doing at the RITZ the night before Yom Kipper? Well, at the theater of course. I am not religious and when a friend gave me a pair because it was on the holidays, I could not pass up on the offer.
The Ritz is one of the silliest and campiest shows to come this season since XANADU.
It is such a riot! My favorite line "The Sun Will Come Out MANANA!" And Seth R has a scene that was so funny I almost lost a body part.(GIVE HIM A HAND PLEASE!) I won't reveal it here as it will spoil it.
Rosie Perez proves that she is a comic genius in this unorthodox, pork romp. It is a porkfest(HAMMY, SLAPSTICK BRILLIANCE)If you like Forbidden Broadway there is enough funny gags to enthrall you. If you like looking at the cutest view in NYC this show is for you.
I had a blast and the view was not bad either. Kiss today goodbye and point me toward the ham, please!
It is MARVELOUS!
The RITZ is playing at STUDIO 54.
For over 21 please. Half Naked men with gorgeous bodies, cursing and partial nudity.
Will induce fast pulse(Warning for the faint of heart)
For women and fabulous gay men.
The Ritz is one of the silliest and campiest shows to come this season since XANADU.
It is such a riot! My favorite line "The Sun Will Come Out MANANA!" And Seth R has a scene that was so funny I almost lost a body part.(GIVE HIM A HAND PLEASE!) I won't reveal it here as it will spoil it.
Rosie Perez proves that she is a comic genius in this unorthodox, pork romp. It is a porkfest(HAMMY, SLAPSTICK BRILLIANCE)If you like Forbidden Broadway there is enough funny gags to enthrall you. If you like looking at the cutest view in NYC this show is for you.
I had a blast and the view was not bad either. Kiss today goodbye and point me toward the ham, please!
It is MARVELOUS!
The RITZ is playing at STUDIO 54.
For over 21 please. Half Naked men with gorgeous bodies, cursing and partial nudity.
Will induce fast pulse(Warning for the faint of heart)
For women and fabulous gay men.
"CYMBELINE" Casting Complete!
CASTING COMPLETE FOR
LINCOLN CENTER THEATER’S
PRODUCTION OF
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S
“CYMBELINE”
DIRECTED BY MARK LAMOS
FIRST PERFORMANCE – THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1
OPENING NIGHT - SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2
AT THE VIVIAN BEAUMONT THEATER
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FEATURING JONATHAN CAKE, MICHAEL CERVERIS, JOHN CULLUM,
JOHN PANKOW, MARTHA PLIMPTON, PHYLICIA RASHAD
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Rehearsals are currently underway for Lincoln Center Theater’s production of William Shakespeare’s Cymbeline, directed by Mark Lamos. Joining the previously announced Jonathan Cake, Michael Cerveris, John Cullum, Martha Plimpton and Phylicia Rashad are Jeff Bender, Daniel Breaker, Anthony Cochrane, Noshir Dalal, Adam Dannheisser, Jordan Dean, Herb Foster, David Furr, Adam Greer, Michael Howell, Ezra Knight, LeRoy McClain, John Pankow, Paul O’Brien, Daniel Oreskes, Gordana Rashovich, Nancy Rodriguez, Michael Rossmy, Richard Topol, Gregory Wooddell and Jeff Woodman. Cymbeline begins performances Thursday, November 1st at the Vivian Beaumont Theater (150 West 65 Street). Opening night is Sunday, December 2nd at 6:30 pm.
One of William Shakespeare’s most unusual and spectacular plays, this late Romance combines comedy, tragedy and history into an epic tale of power and magic - its action sweeping across Britain and Italy, as two warring powers clash until its eventual joyful conclusion. The characters in Cymbeline include a Lear-like monarch (John Cullum), a wicked queen (Phylicia Rashad), an Iago-like villain (Jonathan Cake), a deceived husband (Michael Cerveris), his loyal servant (John Pankow) and a heroine, the king’s daughter Imogen, Shakespeare’s last great female role (Martha Plimpton).
Cymbeline is designed by Tony Award winners Michael Yeargan (sets), Jess Goldstein (costumes), and Brian MacDevitt (lighting). Original music is by Mel Marvin and sound designers are Tony Smolenski IV and Walter Trarbach.
The performance schedule is Tuesday through Saturday evenings at 8pm with matinees Wednesday and Saturday at 2pm and Sunday at 3 pm. (There is no Saturday matinee on Nov. 3rd.) Tickets priced at $65 to $90 will be available beginning Sunday, September 9, at the Lincoln Center Theater box office, by calling Tele-Charge at (212) 239-6200 or on-line by visiting www.lct.org.
LINCOLN CENTER THEATER’S
PRODUCTION OF
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S
“CYMBELINE”
DIRECTED BY MARK LAMOS
FIRST PERFORMANCE – THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1
OPENING NIGHT - SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2
AT THE VIVIAN BEAUMONT THEATER
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
FEATURING JONATHAN CAKE, MICHAEL CERVERIS, JOHN CULLUM,
JOHN PANKOW, MARTHA PLIMPTON, PHYLICIA RASHAD
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Rehearsals are currently underway for Lincoln Center Theater’s production of William Shakespeare’s Cymbeline, directed by Mark Lamos. Joining the previously announced Jonathan Cake, Michael Cerveris, John Cullum, Martha Plimpton and Phylicia Rashad are Jeff Bender, Daniel Breaker, Anthony Cochrane, Noshir Dalal, Adam Dannheisser, Jordan Dean, Herb Foster, David Furr, Adam Greer, Michael Howell, Ezra Knight, LeRoy McClain, John Pankow, Paul O’Brien, Daniel Oreskes, Gordana Rashovich, Nancy Rodriguez, Michael Rossmy, Richard Topol, Gregory Wooddell and Jeff Woodman. Cymbeline begins performances Thursday, November 1st at the Vivian Beaumont Theater (150 West 65 Street). Opening night is Sunday, December 2nd at 6:30 pm.
One of William Shakespeare’s most unusual and spectacular plays, this late Romance combines comedy, tragedy and history into an epic tale of power and magic - its action sweeping across Britain and Italy, as two warring powers clash until its eventual joyful conclusion. The characters in Cymbeline include a Lear-like monarch (John Cullum), a wicked queen (Phylicia Rashad), an Iago-like villain (Jonathan Cake), a deceived husband (Michael Cerveris), his loyal servant (John Pankow) and a heroine, the king’s daughter Imogen, Shakespeare’s last great female role (Martha Plimpton).
Cymbeline is designed by Tony Award winners Michael Yeargan (sets), Jess Goldstein (costumes), and Brian MacDevitt (lighting). Original music is by Mel Marvin and sound designers are Tony Smolenski IV and Walter Trarbach.
The performance schedule is Tuesday through Saturday evenings at 8pm with matinees Wednesday and Saturday at 2pm and Sunday at 3 pm. (There is no Saturday matinee on Nov. 3rd.) Tickets priced at $65 to $90 will be available beginning Sunday, September 9, at the Lincoln Center Theater box office, by calling Tele-Charge at (212) 239-6200 or on-line by visiting www.lct.org.
A Tribute To Stephen Schwartz!!!!!
THE TOWN HALL
PRESENTS THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED
3RD ANNUAL BROADWAY CABARET FESTIVAL OCTOBER 19-21
CREATED WRITTEN & HOSTED BY SCOTT SIEGEL
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19 AT 8PM - A TRIBUTE TO STEPHEN SCHWARTZ
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20 AT 8PM - AN EVENING WITH BETTY BUCKLEY
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21 AT 3PM - BROADWAY ORIGINALS
(NEW YORK, NY) The Town Hall (123 West 43rd Street) presents the Third Annual Broadway Cabaret Festival! All Broadway Music! All Broadway Stars! All Weekend Long! October 19-21, 2007. Experience an extravaganza of Broadway talent in three extraordinary cabaret concerts over one unforgettable weekend. From classic favorites to contemporary Broadway, from our newest stars to our venerated icons, this is the Festival New York theatre fans have been waiting for. The series is created, written, and hosted for The Town Hall by Scott Siegel.
The acclaimed festival kicks off on Friday, October 19 at 8pm, as Liz Callaway, Judy Kuhn and Lari White among today’s most talented Broadway stars honor Stephen Schwartz. This first-ever New York gala is a tribute to the famed composer of such timeless hits as Godspell, Pippin, The Magic Show, Working, and most recently Wicked! Winner of four Grammys, three Oscars and countless theatre awards, Schwartz will be in attendance to witness the performances of his greatest songs from a career of extraordinary achievements.
Tony Award-winner Betty Buckley makes her Town Hall debut on Saturday, October 20 at 8pm. Through her dazzling work in such musicals as Sunset Boulevard, Cats, 1776, Carrie, Song & Dance, The Mystery of Edwin Drood and Pippin, Tony Award winner Betty Buckley is one of a small handful of performers synonymous with Broadway. Her voice has been stopping the hearts of concert and theatergoers for years.
Like having your musical theatre CD collection come to life is Broadway Originals – an unforgettable afternoon on Sunday, October 21 at 3pm, of Broadway songs and memories featuring a dazzling array of Broadway performers Len Cariou, Alan Campbell, Anita Gillette, George S. Irving and Martin Vidnovic, reprising songs they introduced either in original Broadway productions or Broadway revivals. Witness the performances – and the performers – that have lit up Broadway these past 50 years. This is your chance to experience the performances that the original audiences saw: or if you were lucky enough to see them the first time, your chance to relive them.
Built in 1921 by a group of suffragettes, The Town Hall began as a lecture hall and public forum for debates. Over the decades, the stage has been graced by Eleanor Roosevelt, Margaret Sanger, Billie Holiday, Igor Stravinsky, Bob Dylan and Miles Davis. Today the hall flourishes as a popular, affordable venue, boasting the hottest acts in rock, pop, folk, cabaret, world music, comedy and dance, including Billy Joel, Blondie, Elvis Costello, Natalie Merchant, Graham Nash, Liza Minnelli, Cyndi Lauper, Norah Jones, Andre Watts, Henry Rollins, Joe Jackson, Pink Martini, Regina Spector, Brian Adams, Aimee Mann and Dawn Upshaw. For over a decade, The Town Hall has hosted live broadcasts of Garrison Keillor’s Prairie Home Companion. Over the past two-and-a-half decades, The Town Hall has produced a number of new and critically acclaimed musical series, which include The Century of Change, Not Just Jazz, Broadway By The Year and The Broadway Cabaret Festival.
In The Town Hall tradition as The People’s Concert Hall, tickets are available at $50 for this all-star weekend through TicketMaster, 212-307-4100, or www.ticketmaster.com, or by visiting the Town Hall Box Office between noon and 6 PM (except Sundays) at 123 West 43rd Street, 212-840-2824 or visit
www.the-townhall-nyc.org
PRESENTS THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED
3RD ANNUAL BROADWAY CABARET FESTIVAL OCTOBER 19-21
CREATED WRITTEN & HOSTED BY SCOTT SIEGEL
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19 AT 8PM - A TRIBUTE TO STEPHEN SCHWARTZ
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20 AT 8PM - AN EVENING WITH BETTY BUCKLEY
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21 AT 3PM - BROADWAY ORIGINALS
(NEW YORK, NY) The Town Hall (123 West 43rd Street) presents the Third Annual Broadway Cabaret Festival! All Broadway Music! All Broadway Stars! All Weekend Long! October 19-21, 2007. Experience an extravaganza of Broadway talent in three extraordinary cabaret concerts over one unforgettable weekend. From classic favorites to contemporary Broadway, from our newest stars to our venerated icons, this is the Festival New York theatre fans have been waiting for. The series is created, written, and hosted for The Town Hall by Scott Siegel.
The acclaimed festival kicks off on Friday, October 19 at 8pm, as Liz Callaway, Judy Kuhn and Lari White among today’s most talented Broadway stars honor Stephen Schwartz. This first-ever New York gala is a tribute to the famed composer of such timeless hits as Godspell, Pippin, The Magic Show, Working, and most recently Wicked! Winner of four Grammys, three Oscars and countless theatre awards, Schwartz will be in attendance to witness the performances of his greatest songs from a career of extraordinary achievements.
Tony Award-winner Betty Buckley makes her Town Hall debut on Saturday, October 20 at 8pm. Through her dazzling work in such musicals as Sunset Boulevard, Cats, 1776, Carrie, Song & Dance, The Mystery of Edwin Drood and Pippin, Tony Award winner Betty Buckley is one of a small handful of performers synonymous with Broadway. Her voice has been stopping the hearts of concert and theatergoers for years.
Like having your musical theatre CD collection come to life is Broadway Originals – an unforgettable afternoon on Sunday, October 21 at 3pm, of Broadway songs and memories featuring a dazzling array of Broadway performers Len Cariou, Alan Campbell, Anita Gillette, George S. Irving and Martin Vidnovic, reprising songs they introduced either in original Broadway productions or Broadway revivals. Witness the performances – and the performers – that have lit up Broadway these past 50 years. This is your chance to experience the performances that the original audiences saw: or if you were lucky enough to see them the first time, your chance to relive them.
Built in 1921 by a group of suffragettes, The Town Hall began as a lecture hall and public forum for debates. Over the decades, the stage has been graced by Eleanor Roosevelt, Margaret Sanger, Billie Holiday, Igor Stravinsky, Bob Dylan and Miles Davis. Today the hall flourishes as a popular, affordable venue, boasting the hottest acts in rock, pop, folk, cabaret, world music, comedy and dance, including Billy Joel, Blondie, Elvis Costello, Natalie Merchant, Graham Nash, Liza Minnelli, Cyndi Lauper, Norah Jones, Andre Watts, Henry Rollins, Joe Jackson, Pink Martini, Regina Spector, Brian Adams, Aimee Mann and Dawn Upshaw. For over a decade, The Town Hall has hosted live broadcasts of Garrison Keillor’s Prairie Home Companion. Over the past two-and-a-half decades, The Town Hall has produced a number of new and critically acclaimed musical series, which include The Century of Change, Not Just Jazz, Broadway By The Year and The Broadway Cabaret Festival.
In The Town Hall tradition as The People’s Concert Hall, tickets are available at $50 for this all-star weekend through TicketMaster, 212-307-4100, or www.ticketmaster.com, or by visiting the Town Hall Box Office between noon and 6 PM (except Sundays) at 123 West 43rd Street, 212-840-2824 or visit
www.the-townhall-nyc.org
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Broadway on Broadway Photos part 2 by Brooks Williams and Brad Balfour
The cast of Avenue Q Strikes a pose (VOGUE) Photo by Brad Balfour.
A highlight, I got to interview David Benoit and Trekkie Monster at Broadway On Broadway. Wait till the video comes out! It was a blast. Photo by Brooks Williams for Timessquare.com
This photo made my day. It is so cute. I am the woman holding the microphone. Yes, I am short.
RUDE AWAKENING!!!!
On Monday, I went over to see a preview of the hit smash 25th year running Off Broadway sensation Forbidden Broadway. This version has become my favorite of all time. The spoof of Grey Gardens is one of the funniest things I have ever seen. Janet Dickinson has the body beautiful Beale down to a capital B. Her impersonation of Ebersole is so funny that it made tears roll down my face. ( I loved GG and so does Gerard Alessandrini) She also does incredible work in the Spring Awakening spoofs (I won't tell you what she does because it could spoil it for you)
Other hilarious numbers:
Rude Awakening- So funny I might have to see this show again in a few weeks.
Company- Jared has Raul down. His facial expressions are killer and he really looks like Raul(On being INTENSE which Mr Esparza is)(I also adore Raul but they really have him down)
Jared Bradshaw who has been in the show for over a year now has become one of the greatest talents ever witnessed in Forbidden Broadway. Val is also outstanding and the newest member does the best impersonation of Ebersole ever created.
Forbidden Broadway Rude Awakening is a joy ride for anyone who adores musical theater.
To buy tickets call: 212-239-6200 or stop by the box office and tell Neil I sent you. You might even get lucky and hear some excellent music (Carol Woods and Liza with a Z!)
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
NYC AND COMPANY LAUNCHES NYC SUNDAY STAYS!!!!
nyc & Company launches nyc sunday stays:
a citywide hotel promotion designed to extend the weekend
—Participating Hotels throughout the City to Offer 20% to 30% Reduced Room Rates on Sundays, among other Deals—
New York, NY (September 17, 2007)—NYC & Company, New York City’s official marketing and tourism organization, has launched NYC Sunday Stays, a hotel promotion offering discounts and specials for guests who spend a Sunday night at one of more than 24 participating hotels.
“This is a cost-effective initiative that will allow people to enjoy the City at a discount,” said George Fertitta, CEO of NYC & Company. “Whether a visitor is here for business or pleasure, NYC Sunday Stays encourages travelers to extend their trip through Sunday night or come a day early to spend Sunday night in the City at a considerable value.”
NYC Sunday Stays, effective Sunday, September 16, features a growing list of more than 24 New York City hotels. The promotion is an effort by the New York City to improve Sunday hotel occupancy rates, which traditionally drop an average of 20 points from Saturday night. The promotion also encourages business travelers to begin their stay a day early to enjoy all the City has to offer.
As part of the promotion, NYC & Company has partnered with participating hotels to reduce Sunday room rates by 20 to 30 percent. In addition, guests will receive other hotel-specific amenities, including discounted room service and restaurant dining, complimentary breakfast, free parking, room upgrades and more.
“This program is primarily targets domestic visitors, including those from the tri-state New York area as well New York City residents looking for a good value in their own backyard,” added Fertitta.
Participating hotels include The Algonquin Hotel, Dream New York, Flatotel New York City, Grand Hyatt New York, Hilton Garden Inn New York/Staten Island, Le Parker Meridien New York, Loews Regency Hotel, The Mansfield, Millennium Broadway Hotel New York, Paramount Hotel New York, Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers, Shoreham Hotel, The Carlton on Madison Avenue, The London NYC, Hotel Plaza Athenee, The Roosevelt Hotel, The Sherry-Netherland, The Time Hotel, The Westin New York at Times Square and the five W New York hotels.
For more information on NYC Sunday Stays, visit the home page of nycvisit.com.
About NYC & Company:
NYC & Company is the official marketing and tourism organization for the City of New York, dedicated to maximizing travel and tourism opportunities throughout the five boroughs, building economic prosperity and spreading the positive image of New York City worldwide.
a citywide hotel promotion designed to extend the weekend
—Participating Hotels throughout the City to Offer 20% to 30% Reduced Room Rates on Sundays, among other Deals—
New York, NY (September 17, 2007)—NYC & Company, New York City’s official marketing and tourism organization, has launched NYC Sunday Stays, a hotel promotion offering discounts and specials for guests who spend a Sunday night at one of more than 24 participating hotels.
“This is a cost-effective initiative that will allow people to enjoy the City at a discount,” said George Fertitta, CEO of NYC & Company. “Whether a visitor is here for business or pleasure, NYC Sunday Stays encourages travelers to extend their trip through Sunday night or come a day early to spend Sunday night in the City at a considerable value.”
NYC Sunday Stays, effective Sunday, September 16, features a growing list of more than 24 New York City hotels. The promotion is an effort by the New York City to improve Sunday hotel occupancy rates, which traditionally drop an average of 20 points from Saturday night. The promotion also encourages business travelers to begin their stay a day early to enjoy all the City has to offer.
As part of the promotion, NYC & Company has partnered with participating hotels to reduce Sunday room rates by 20 to 30 percent. In addition, guests will receive other hotel-specific amenities, including discounted room service and restaurant dining, complimentary breakfast, free parking, room upgrades and more.
“This program is primarily targets domestic visitors, including those from the tri-state New York area as well New York City residents looking for a good value in their own backyard,” added Fertitta.
Participating hotels include The Algonquin Hotel, Dream New York, Flatotel New York City, Grand Hyatt New York, Hilton Garden Inn New York/Staten Island, Le Parker Meridien New York, Loews Regency Hotel, The Mansfield, Millennium Broadway Hotel New York, Paramount Hotel New York, Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers, Shoreham Hotel, The Carlton on Madison Avenue, The London NYC, Hotel Plaza Athenee, The Roosevelt Hotel, The Sherry-Netherland, The Time Hotel, The Westin New York at Times Square and the five W New York hotels.
For more information on NYC Sunday Stays, visit the home page of nycvisit.com.
About NYC & Company:
NYC & Company is the official marketing and tourism organization for the City of New York, dedicated to maximizing travel and tourism opportunities throughout the five boroughs, building economic prosperity and spreading the positive image of New York City worldwide.
Broadway On Broadway Photo Coverage.
Legally Blonde- Bend and Snap!
The cast of Avenue Q
Trekkie and David Benoit
The cast of Curtains
A Blast from last year; Photo of cast of Q 2006
The Jersey Boys
The cast of Spelling Bee
Broadway On Broadway is one of Broadway's greatest free concerts. It is sponsored by The League. The Times Square Alliance and NYC and Company.
Photos by Maryann Lopinto for Corinescorner.com
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Celebrate Life!
COME CELEBRATE WITH ME:
Where: Raku Sushi
Why: To Celebrate My Belated Birthday
Date: October 1, 2007
Time: 5:30-7 Happy Hour
Reduced price food and drinks.
7:PM Birthday Cake made by me.
RSVP Is requested even if you can't attend as I need to know how many cakes to bake.
Thank you,
Corine Cohen
HTTP://WWW.CORINESCORNER.COM
RSVP: Corine@Corinescorner.com
Where: Raku Sushi
Why: To Celebrate My Belated Birthday
Date: October 1, 2007
Time: 5:30-7 Happy Hour
Reduced price food and drinks.
7:PM Birthday Cake made by me.
RSVP Is requested even if you can't attend as I need to know how many cakes to bake.
Thank you,
Corine Cohen
HTTP://WWW.CORINESCORNER.COM
RSVP: Corine@Corinescorner.com
Saturday, September 15, 2007
HOW TO SURVIVE IN NYC
Book Signing for Instructional Book on Surviving in New York City
Pay-It-Forward concept tied to the book.
NEW YORK CITY, September 15, 2007 -- If a person is new to the City and finds it a challenge to understand the customs, language and how to keep more of his money in his pocket then How to Survive New York City for the Newcomer is the book of choice authored by Deborah Torbert, published by Mother’s House Publishing, Colorado. The first book signing will be at the Excelsior Athletic Club, 301 E. 57th at 2nd Avenue, 5th Floor Thursday, September 27, 2007 at 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Torbert came to New York City from the West Coast to find work after a struggle rebuilding a business was cut down when the World Trade Center was attacked. When people were leaving the City in fear, Torbert came looking for work. During the succeeding years, she met people dealing with the same issues and having the same questions she had when she first came to New York. After meeting with tourists and newcomers in delis, on subway platforms and in a restaurant-bar called Mimi’s on 52nd, she realized that she could pass along what she had learned faster if she wrote a book directed to these new people. That was the birth of her first book. She subtitled it, to Reduce Stress, Loss of Money and Culture Shock to bring her point home. She explained, “When I travel back to the West Coast I invariably meet people who cannot wait to leave the city, that it did not meet their expectations. I feel so bad knowing that they could have totally enjoyed their trip here and want to return had they known what I tell them in my book. New York City is a too great a place to be misundertood.”
Publisher Jackie Haag of Mother’s House said, “We only publish books that are unique and have a purpose. Torbert’s style is very friendly and enjoyable to read. You feel you are having a cup of coffee
with a friend while listening to information you need. It is refreshing.”
How to Survive New York City for the Newcomer
Torbert was very happy when the National Artists Foundation, Henderson, NV, offered to fund her mother’s scholarship. “I had told my mother I wanted to do something for the women in my family, and if I can help a student get an education in the arts, then I feel I have helped my mother and grandmother,” she explained and added, “I wanted to target one-parent students because my dad died when I was a baby, and I know how hard it can be.”
Recent events have stalled the NAF funding, so Torbert is seeking other solutions. Recently she decided to add a ‘Survival T-Shirt’ on her website (survivingnyc.net) to raise funds. Part of the proceeds from the book already are earmarked for the scholarship in a kind of pay-it-forward concept. She is seeking a local institute to help fund the scholarship.
At the moment the book and key chain are being presented to hotels, bookstores, luggage stores in town and New York, New York Casino in Las Vegas. Realtors are interested in using the key chain as carry-along advertising for their services. Torbert’s primary desire is to get the information in the book to the people who can use it the most: tourists, students and new residents. She welcomes any help toward that goal or with the scholarship and will review all emails sent via her website http://www.survivingnyc.net.
How to Survive New York City for the Newcomer is available through amazon.com, and it retails for $12.90. For more information, go to http://www.survivingnyc.net.
Broadway On Broadway Song List- Read It Here!
Photos by Maryann Lopinto at Broadway On Broadway 2006.
MUSICAL NUMBERS ANNOUNCED for
Broadway on Broadway®
Presented by Continental Airlines
Sunday, September 16,2007
11:30 am in Times Square
Performances by
Lea Salonga, Chazz Palminteri, Sierra Boggess,
Debra Monk, Laura Osnes, Max Crumm, Adriane Lenox,
Julia Murney, Beth Leavel, Carolee Carmello,
Ashley Brown, Gavin Lee, Orfeh
And over 200 performers from Broadway musicals
Musical numbers for the 2007 Broadway on Broadway concert were announced today by The League of American Theatres and Producers and The Times Square Alliance. Hairspray's Lance Bass ("Corny Collins") will host 16th annual concert presented by Continental Airlines, to be held this Sunday, September 16 at 11:30 a.m in Times Square. The annual free outdoor concert brings together stars and performances from current and upcoming Broadway productions to celebrate the beginning of the Broadway season. IMG Media, the world's largest packager and producer of sports and live event television, is producing Broadway on Broadway for the first time.
The following musical numbers will be performed:
THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
"Why We Like Spelling"
AVENUE Q
"For Now"
CHICAGO
"When You're Good To Mama"
A CHORUS LINE
"I Can Do That"
THE COLOR PURPLE
"Push Da Button"
CURTAINS
"It's A Business"
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE
"As We Stumble Along"
GREASE
"Summer Nights"
HAIRSPRAY
"You Can't Stop The Beat"
JERSEY BOYS
"Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You"
LEGALLY BLONDE
"Bend & Snap"
LES MISERABLES
"I Dreamed A Dream"
THE LITTLE MERMAID
"Part Of Your World"
THE LION KING
"One By One"
MAMMA MIA!
"Dancing Queen"
MARY POPPINS
"Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"
MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT
"Find Your Grail"
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
"All I Ask Of You"
RENT
"Out Tonight"
WICKED
"The Wizard And I"
Lea Salonga (Les Miserables), Chazz Palminteri ("A Bronx Tale," "The Usual Suspects"), Sierra Boggess (The Little Mermaid), Debra Monk (Curtains), Laura Osnes (Grease), Max Crumm (Grease), Adriane Lenox (Chicago), Julia Murney (Wicked), Tamyra Gray (Rent), Ashley Parker Angel (Hairspray), Beth Leavel (The Drowsy Chaperone), Carolee Carmello (Mamma Mia!), Ashley Brown (Mary Poppins), Gavin Lee (Mary Poppins), Jennifer Hope Wills (The Phantom of the Opera) and Orfeh (Legally Blonde) are all scheduled to appear.
Other highlights from this year's Broadway on Broadway include:
Broadway's Biggest Fan Contest - Fans were asked to submit a sixty-second video showing why they are Broadway's biggest fan. Videos from 3 finalists will be broadcast on a jumbo screen in Times Square in front of a crowd of thousands. The three semi-finalists will be present and the ultimate winner will be determined by audience applause at the event.
Broadway Fan Zone will also make its debut this year, giving fans an opportunity to enjoy the concert from a VIP area right near the stage. It's an up-close and personal standing-room section available to the first 100 fans that arrive dressed as their favorite Broadway character.
Thursday, September 13, 2007
80TH ANNUAL FEAST OF SAN GENNARO! MANGIA!
80TH ANNUAL FEAST OF SAN GENNARO
TO BE HELD SEPTEMBER 13– 23, 2007
The 80th Annual Feast of San Gennaro, the oldest, biggest and best known Italian festival in the United States, will begin on Thursday, September 13, and continue through Sunday, September 23, 2007. This year’s “Feast of All Feasts,” presented annually since 1996 by Figli di San Gennaro (Children of San Gennaro), Inc., a local not-for-profit organization, is expected to attract 1.5 million visitors to Little Italy to celebrate the Patron Saint of Naples.
One of the most popular tourist attractions in New York City, the Feast of San Gennaro features activities for the entire family that take place along Mulberry, Hester and Grand Streets, from 11:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. (midnight on Fridays and Saturdays). The local streets are decorated with festive banners and arches in green, white and red, the colors of the Italian flag. More than 40 of Little Italy's most famous Italian restaurants, many of them landmarks, roll out the red carpet for Feast visitors, and many provide outdoor dining facilities for the event, offering a variety of Italian specialty foods and pastries. Some restaurants even have strolling musicians to entertain their customers.
The festivities – including religious processions and parades, free musical entertainment, food stands and a professional cannoli-eating contest – are capped on Wednesday, September 19th with a celebratory Mass and candlelight procession as the Statue of the Saint is carried from its permanent home in Most Precious Blood Church at 109 Mulberry Street between Canal and Hester Streets through the streets of Little Italy.
In addition, there are more than 200 street vendors who set up shop along the Festival Streets selling a wide variety of goods and merchandise, including international foods, official Little Italy souvenir items and boutique merchandise including jewelry, accessories and clothing. The Feast also has a number of arcade games as well as many fun activities for the younger members of the family, including carnival rides.
Highlights of this year’s Feast include The Blessing of the Stands which officially starts the Feast on Thursday, September 13, at 6 PM when Father Fabian Grifone, pastor of Most Precious Blood Church, walks through the Feast blessing all the vendors and wishing them a successful Feast; The 6th Annual Cannoli Eating Competition on Friday, September 14, at 2 PM, featuring professional eaters from all over the world in a competition sanctioned by the International Professional Eaters Federation; The Grand Procession on Saturday, September 15, at 2 PM with actor Tony Lo Bianco as Grand Marshal; and The Celebratory Mass honoring San Gennaro on Wednesday, September 15, at 6 PM in Most Precious Blood Church, followed by the Religious Procession with the Statue at 7 PM through the streets of Little Italy.
A Performance Stage will be located at the corner of Grand and Centre Market Streets and will feature live entertainment and daily special events starting with the 6th Annual Cannoli Eating Competition on Friday, September 14, at 2 PM. There will be live concerts and radio broadcasts on this stage from 7 to 10 PM daily. WCBS1010 Radio will broadcast live from the stage on Saturday, Sept. 15, at 7 PM, hosted by deejay Joe Causi. Sirius Satellite Radio Network will also broadcast live from the stage on Saturday, Sept. 22, at 7 PM with Bruce Morrow (Cousin Brucie) at the microphone. Vito Picone and the Elegants will perform at 4:30 PM that day. Other nights will feature broadcasts by radio stations Z100, KTU103.5 and Q104.3.
On Wednesday, Sept. 19, there will also be a Special Memorial Concert for Luciano Pavarotti on the Performance stage featuring professional opera and Italian folk singers including the top finalists in this year’s Little Italy Vocal Competitions for Tenors and Sopranos. Those performing include tenors Eapen Leubner and Raffaele Sepe, and sopranos Jennifer Rowley, Anya Matanovic, Sungji Kim and Nicole Macagnone.
Other Special Events: Induction Ceremony of Tony Lo Bianco into the Little Italy Wall of Fame on Saturday, September 15, at 1 PM, and a Preview Screening for the benefit of Figli di San Gennaro of a new independent feature film Everyone Wants to Be Italian at the Angelika Film Center on Wednesday, September 12, at 7:
The Feast of San Gennaro first took place in New York City on September 19, 1926 when newly arrived immigrants from Naples, Italy, settled in crowded apartment houses along Mulberry Street in a section that became known as Little Italy. In addition to seeking a better quality of life in America for their families, these new Americans also brought with them a rich culture and deep religious heritage including the centuries-old tradition they had followed in Italy to celebrate the day in 305 A.D. when Saint Gennaro was martyred for the faith.
In the years since, the Feast has grown from a one-day street celebration to a gala 11-day event. On September 19, a Religious Procession, including the Statue of San Gennaro, winds along the length of Mulberry and Mott Streets, between Canal and Houston Streets. The procession begins immediately following a 6 PM Celebratory Mass at Most Precious Blood Church, the National Shrine of San Gennaro. This year this procession will be led by Father Fabian Grifone, pastor of Most Precious Blood Church and other members of his religious order.
Although a party atmosphere permeates the Feast, it is really a religious celebration that has become a proud tradition handed down from generation to generation of Italian-Americans. For 11 days and nights the streets of Little Italy are filled with joyous people of all ethnic and racial backgrounds eating fabulous Italian cuisine, listening to great live entertainment and just having a wonderful time. But there is a religious purpose behind the festivities which is never forgotten, and that becomes evident on September 19th, the Saint's Day.
The continued growth of the Feast over the past ten years has enabled Figli di San Gennaro, Inc. to donate more than $1.6-million to worthy causes providing valuable services for children and education in the Little Italy community and beyond. At the conclusion of each annual Feast, sizeable donations are distributed to scores of worthy organizations in all five boroughs and the tri-state area to help the needy and the young. No other public festival in America donates more money to charity than does the Feast of San Gennaro.
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
I'm Throwing A Get Together To Celebrate My Birthday!
I am having a Happy Hour at Raku to celebrate my recent Birthday. It is a reduced price sushi happy hour at Raku and my readers are invited. Drinks will be half price as well as some sushi rolls, shumai and sake, wine and beer.
Please rsvp if you can make it.
Date: Monday Oct 1st.
Time: 5:00-7 pm
Happy Hour is from 5-7
Cake at 7:00 and regular prices after 7PM.
Where: Raku Sushi
Please rsvp to me if you plan on attending.
Thank you,
Corine
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
I'm Touched Beyond Words!
Sometimes people can even take my breath away. I have always wanted an Avenue Q puppet and have been searching for one for many months. I wrote about wanting one for my Birthday and someone very special gave me one. I am still speechless.
This person is a Prince among men and I will never forget the nice thing he did for me.
It really moved me. In addition this cast member plays Trekkie and Nicky in Avenue Q and was hysterically funny tonight and in Forbidden Broadway. I will always be touched by his very generous and thoughtful gift. It made me cry.
If you have not seen Avenue Q or if you have you need to see him and the cast. It is as strong as ever.
Avenue Q is a must see. To get tickets:
http://www.avenueq.com.
ROCKERS ROCK ON!!!!! ROCKERS ON BROADWAY!!
Hope you can attend one of my favorite events of the year! Rock on!!!! I FFEL GOOD!
Hope Chester sings that!!!!
THE PATH FUND INC.
ANNOUNCES
ROCKERS ON BROADWAY: Salutes Motown
SPONSORED BY JOSEPH GRANO JR.
HOSTED BY CAROLINE RHEA
MONDAY, OCTOBER 22 @ 8:00 PM
BB KING BLUES CLUB & GRILL
(237 WEST 42nd STREET)
The Path Fund Inc., proudly announces the return of Rockers on Broadway on Monday, October 22 @ 8:00 PM. This one-night-only benefit concert for Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS and Wingspan Arts Inc. will take place at BB King Blues Club & Grill (237 West 42nd Street).
Rockers on Broadway was founded by Donnie Kehr in 1993 during the Broadway run of The Who’s Tommy, in which he appeared, Broadway Rockers was inspired by Pete Townshend, who wanted to give musical theatre performers the opportunity to experience the feeling of singing with a rock band in a concert style venue, so they could understand and transfer the rawness of that edge to the stage.
Sponsored by Joseph Grano Jr., The Frye Company & Macy’s, and featuring the best of Motown, including music from the hit songwriting team Holland-Dozier-Holland (who are also set make a special honorary appearance), Rockers on Broadway will once again be hosted by actress/comedian Caroline Rhea (“Sabrina, The Teenage Witch” and NBC’s “The Biggest Loser”). The evening will feature performances by legends Darlene Love (Hairspray) and La La Brooks (Hair), Micky Dolenz from the Monkees, the “original pop princess” Deborah Gibson, singer songwriter Kate Taylor, Mark Pender (from the Max Weinberg 7 on “Late Night With Conan O’Brien”), three of the four leads from Jersey Boys – Daniel Reichard, J. Robert Spencer and 2006 Tony winner Christian Hoff, Grammy nominated Tevin Campbell (Hairspray), Cheyenne Jackson (Xanadu, Thoroughly Modern Mille), Billy Porter (Being Alive, Smokey Joe’s Café), , Michael McElroy (Big River, Broadway Inspirational Voices), Krisha Marcano (The Color Purple), Renee Elise Goldsberry (The Color Purple, Lion King), Michael Lanning (The Civil War, Trans Siberian Orchestra), Kris Coleman (Jersey Boys), Chester Gregory II (Tarzan, Hairspray), John Eric Parker (All Shook Up, Rent) and Anika Ellis (The Color Purple, Sweet Charity). Broadway vet, writer Rupert Holmes (Curtains), will be on hand to support Holland-Dozier-Holland, his collaborators on the new musical The First Wives Club. All performances subject to change.
All proceeds from the event will go to support Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and Wingspan Arts Inc. Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids gives assistance nationwide to persons living with HIV/AIDS and Breast Cancer. Wingspan Arts provides In-school/Afterschool/Conservatory arts education programs to Tri-state area children. WingspanArts.org. Rockers on Broadway is Executive Produced by Donnie Kehr (Broadway’s The Who’s Tommy and Jersey Boys) & Cori Gardner, and Produced by Sandy Hicks.
Rockers on Broadway will take place on Monday, October 22 at 8:00 PM at BB King Blues Club & Grill (237 West 42nd Street). Tickets, on sale now at the BB King Box Office or at ticketmaster.com, are $1200 (VIP Reserved table for 8), $900 (VIP Reserved table for 6), $150 (General Admission Floor Seating), $75 (General Admission Balcony Seating), $35 (Standing Room – day-of purchases only and only at box office). For more info, contact RockersOnBroadway@gmail.com or visit www.rockersonbroadway.com.
Monday, September 10, 2007
9.10/2007- OLD SPRINGS PIKE STARRING JOHNNY GALLAGHER(FROM SPRING AWAKENING)
I can't wait to see them perform tonight. I'm getting ready to ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Photo of John Gallagher, with his cast mates from Spring Awakening. John won a Tony award for Spring Awakening. Photo by Brad Balfour.
Supergroup David Poe and Friends performing soon!
New acts just added: Old Springs Pike and Jonathan Glickfeld!
Summer may be winding to a close according to your calendar, but not according to Spiegelworld! The marvel of old-school European architecture at the South Street Seaport is still going strong a month after opening. They’re adding new acts like crooner Jonathan Glickfeld, harmonizers Old Springs Pike.
Old Springs Pike – September 10 @ 10pm
OLD SPRINGS PIKE blends the cricket chirp of a suburban slow-fade with the subway scream of metropolitan mayhem. Using four part harmony as a diving board, these early twenty-somethings find themselves in stylistic depths ranging from a fair-paced folk to a rarely restrained roots rock. With an energetic, spontaneous live act, OLD SPRINGS PIKE proves that it’s not just a concert, but an event. OLD SPRINGS PIKE are James Cleare, Johnny Gallagher (2007 Tony Award winning performance in Spring Awakening,) Heather Robb and James Smith. On OSP’s unique sound, MTV raved "...They willingly embrace dissonance, and their execution is impeccable, from their tight, four-part, CSN-worthy vocal harmonies (no “pitchiness” here) to their wickedly intense percussive power, which featured everything from drums and cymbals to empty water bottles..." New York Magazine lovingly rejoiced, “They sing goofy, foot-stomping, and sometimes precociously moving songs in rich four-part harmony à la the Grateful Dead, as they whale away on guitars, mini-keyboards and melodicas…”
Penny Arcade’s BITCH! DYKE! FAGHAG! WHORE! Celebrating NYC Downtown Culture - September 11 @ 10:00pm
In 1990 Penny Arcade created the now legendary BITCH! DYKE! FAGHAG! WHORE!, her sex and censorship show, in response to the Senator Helms/National Endowment For The Arts censorship crisis. Now it returns in an exclusive Spiegeltent season for the first time in over a decade. Originally conceived as a 4 day audit for a NEA solo fellowship grant, it was a runaway success, fueled by what became known as The Drag Factor, as people returned over and over, dragging their friends, co-workers, neighbors and family to share the show and the show's cathartic audience dance break. A call for the separation of church and State, B!D!F!W! is a powerful critique of the Christian right as well as of the politically correct Left. A blend of outrageous humor, political humanism, freedom of expression and erotic dancing, Bitch! Dyke! Faghag! Whore! shocked NY's supposedly unshakeable downtown art scene with it's brazen use of strippers and erotic dancers and it's huge audience dance break. Are you ready for an epiphany?
David Poe and Friends – September 12 @ 10:00pm
In anticipation of his latest release 'Joy' and the completion of a new as-yet-unnamed supergroup studio recording, Poe and friends features the world premiere of an amazing group of New York luminaries: Tony Award-winner/Grammy nominee Duncan Sheik ("Barely Breathing" and the Broadway musical "Spring Awakening"), rock singer/songwriter David Poe ("Joy," "Blue Glass Fall") drummer Matt Johnson (Jeff Buckley's "Grace," Rufus Wainwright) songwriter/illustrator Morgan Taylor (creator of the popular children's project "Gustafer Yellowgold") and pianist Fil Krohnengold (Golden Smog, Gomez, Ween.)"[Poe] writes forensically exact lyrics with a dark, romantic sensibility, set to richly melodic, sensuously jazzy backing, singing in a flexible, warm, husky tone," writes London's Daily Telegraph.
Prodigy of Mobb Deep with Game Rebellion and more – September 19 @ 11:30pm
As part of Mobb Deep Prodigy spent years making a name for himself, alongside partner Havoc on acclaimed albums such as Hell on Earth (1996) and Murda Muzik (1999) before releasing his first solo album, HNIC, on Loud Records in late 2000. With this album Prodigy teamed up with a roster of outside producers such as the Alchemist and Rockwilder and proved himself to be a visionary solo artist. In early 2007, Prodigy signed a deal with Koch Records, to release two back-to-back albums this year. The first album ‘ROTM’ was recently released and has sold over 60,000 copies since April. Prodigy has won the hearts of both critics and fans alike, dropping harsh reality-based rhymes about the darker side of urban life with an unbalanced and sedate flow.
Dan Zanes and Friends: Sea Music! Sing-a-Long at the Spiegeltent!’ - September 23 @ 2:00pm & 4:00pm
Grammy-Award winning family favorite Dan Zanes makes his Spiegelworld premiere with an exclusive daytime show of sea songs inspired by traditional maritime music and family outings to the South Street Seaport. A rare, intimate concert appearance from one of the country’s most popular family bands, these historical songs are of the men who worked on the sea but they're so full of vigor that they continually inspire spontaneous musical outbursts from people in all stations of life.
Yard Dogs Road Show – September 24 @ 11:30pm
The Yard Dogs Road Show is cabaret, vaudeville and rock and roll. In the enchanting land of stage show entertainment ours is both pleasant and formidable terrain. We require a sensitivity to the subtle and the absurd. We lead the modern hobohemian on a visual and sonic journey through part of history that may or may not have existed – followed by an ambitious return to the emotional challenges of our punch-drunk contemporary world. It’s a true story on stage: sword swallowers, dancing dolls, fire eaters and sunset hobo poetry - all animated by the live sounds of the Yard Dogs cartoon heavy band. Yard Dogs Road Show is pure visual and sonic voodoo.
Jonathan Glickfeld – September 29th @ 5:30pm
Jonathan Glickfeld is an organic (pure & natural) crooner who will make you discover the "lost art of living". If you hanker to wear a tux while your cuff links sparkle. If you crave martinis or enjoy pouring your Jack Daniels on ice. If you used to woo at Jilly's, Patsy's or 21 then bring your pallies & let Jonathan Glickfeld "rig the tempo" with a series of saloon, torch and swing numbers, to welcome your night. Jonathan Glickfeld lives in piano bars around the globe.
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ZORBA SEPT 14-16 YORK THEATRE! BY JOE STEIN!!!
YORK THEATRE COMPANY ANNOUNCES FINAL CASTING:
BETH FOWLER JOINS ZORBA
REHEARSALS BEGIN FOR
FIRST SHOW IN FALL 2007 MUSICALS IN MUFTI SERIES;
PERFORMANCES SEPTEMBER 14-16 ONLY
The York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director) announces Beth Fowler (Inherit the Wind, The Boy from Oz, Beauty and the Beast) will play Hortense in Zorba, the first of the four show in the Fall 2007 Musicals in Mufti Series -- the York’s acclaimed series of musical theatre gems in staged concert performances. The Fall Series will celebrate the work of playwright Joseph Stein. Zorba, which began rehearsals Monday, September 10, will play September 14, 15 and 16 at the Theatre at Saint Peters (54th Street, Just East of Lexington Ave). Tickets are $35. For more information or to purchase tickets to any of the Mufti shows, visit www.yorktheatre.org or call York’s Box Office at 212-935-5820.
Beth Fowler joins the previously announced, Jeff McCarthy (Urinetown, Pirate Queen), who made his Broadway debut as Nikos in the 1983 Zorba revival and will play the title role. The cast also includes Emily Skinner (Side Show, The Full Monty) as The Leader, Crista Moore (Big, Gypsy) as The Widow, Aaron Ramey (Thoroughly Modern Millie) as Nikos, and Robin De Jesus (In The Heights) as Mikiko. The ensemble includes Raymond Bokhour, Jane Brockman, Joseph Cullinane, Vince D’Elia, Denis Lambert, Ken McMullen, Tina Stafford, and Deone Zanotto.
Zorba has a book by Joseph Stein, music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb. Zorba is directed by Steven Yuhasz (Lover, Liar, Lady…The Women of Kander & Ebb, All About Us). Patrick Vaccariello (A Chorus Line) is the Music Director.
Zorba is adapted from the novel “Zorba the Greek” by Nikos Kazantzakis. The show is set in Crete in 1924 and is about the friendship between Zorba and Nikos, a young American student who has inherited an abandoned mine on Crete, and their romantic relationships with a local widow and French woman – Hortense, respectively.
The novel was turned into a film in 1964, produced and directed by Michael Cacoyannis. Anthony Quinn starred in the title role, with Lila Kedrova played Madame Hortense. The movie won three Academy Awards, including Best Supporting Actress (Lila Kedrova), Best Art Direction and Best Cinematography.
The musical was directed and produced by Harold Prince and choreographed by Ronald Field. The show opened at the Imperial Theatre on November 16, 1968, ran for 305 performances and starred Herschel Bernardi in the title role and Maria Karnilova as Madame Hortense. The show was nominated for eight Tony Awards and won a Tony Award for best Scenic Design. It also won three Drama Desk Awards – for Outstanding Lyrics, Costume Design and Set Design.
A revival opened at the Broadway Theatre on October 16, 1983 and ran for 362 performances. This production brought together many of the film’s team: Anthony Quinn in the title role and Lila Kedrova as Madame Hortense; it was directed by Michael Cacoyannis and choreographed by Graciele Daniele. Ensemble members included Rob Marshall and Robert Westenberg. Lila Kedrova won a 1984 Tony Award and Drama Desk Award for Best Featured Actress. Cast recordings were made of both the original and revival of Zorba.
Following Zorba, the Musicals in Mufti lineup is as follows: Enter Laughing: The Musical which will run September 28-30 and will be directed by Stuart Ross, with Matt Castle as Music Director. The Body Beautiful will run October 12-14 and will be directed by David Glenn Armstrong, with John Bell as music director. The Baker’s Wife is the last in the series, will run October 26-28 and will be directed by Gordon Greenberg with Mark Hartman as Music Director. All shows will play five performances: Friday at 8 pm, Saturday at 2:30 pm & 8 pm, and Sunday at 2:30 pm & 7:30 pm. Audience discussions will follow both matinees.
All shows will be presented at the Theatre at Saint Peters (54th Street, Just East of Lexington Ave) and each show will play five performances: Friday at 8 pm, Saturday at 2:30 pm & 8 pm, and Sunday at 2:30 pm & 7:30 pm. Audience discussions will follow both matinees. Tickets are $35 (or all four for only $125) and are now on sale. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.yorktheatre.org or call York’s Box Office at 212-935-5820. The box office is open Monday-Friday, 10-6.
York previously celebrated Joseph Stein in the Musicals in Mufti Fall 2006 Series (Take Me Along, Carmelina, Plain & Fancy). Stein won the Tony Award and Drama Critics Circle Award for Fiddler on the Roof. His other musicals include: Zorba (Tony nom., Drama Critics Circle Award), Rags (Tony nom.), The Baker's Wife (Laurence Olivier Award, London), Juno, Take Me Along, Irene; The King of Hearts and So Long, 174th Street. He also co-authored, with Alan Jay Lerner, the musical Carmelina and, with Will Glickman, Mr. Wonderful (starring Sammy Davis, Jr.) and Plain and Fancy. His plays include Enter Laughing, Before the Dawn and Mrs. Gibbons' Boys. He began his career in TV and radio, writing for "Sid Caesar Show," "Your Show of Shows," "The Henry Morgan Show" and many others including Tallulah Bankhead, Phil Silvers, Jackie Gleason and Zero Mostel. He wrote the screenplays of Enter Laughing and Fiddler on the Roof, for which he won the Screen Writers Guild Award. He is currently working on All About Us, the musical version of The Skin of Our Teeth with a score by John Kander and Fred Ebb, and another musical, yet to be announced. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild Council and is married to Elisa Stein, a psychotherapist.
‘Mufti’ (pronounced MUFF’ tee) means “in street clothes; without the usual trappings” and shows are presented script-in-hand, with minimal staging. The Musical in Mufti Series has celebrated such writers as Richard Rodgers, George Abbott and Joseph Stein. York has presented over 60 concert revivals of musical theatre gems from the past – more than any other such series in the world. Notable shows include: It’s a Bird…It’s a Plane…It’s Superman, I and Albert, The Day Before Spring, Take Me Along, Plain and Fancy, Beggar's Holiday, The Grass Harp, Wish You Were Here, Carmelina, Fanny, God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, Lucky Stiff, Darling of the Day, Mata Hari, The Girl Who Came to Supper, Carmen Jones, Weird Romance, Johnny Johnson, Rex, Billion Dollar Baby, Mirette and 70, Girls, 70. TIME Magazine listed York's Mufti version of Darling of the Day as one of the Top Ten Theatrical Events of 2005.
For ticket information visit www.yorktheatre.org or call 212-935-5820.
THE YORK THEATRE COMPANY in Saint Peter’s Theatre,
54th Street Just East of Lexington
E train to Lexington Avenue or 6 train to 51st Street
BETH FOWLER JOINS ZORBA
REHEARSALS BEGIN FOR
FIRST SHOW IN FALL 2007 MUSICALS IN MUFTI SERIES;
PERFORMANCES SEPTEMBER 14-16 ONLY
The York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director) announces Beth Fowler (Inherit the Wind, The Boy from Oz, Beauty and the Beast) will play Hortense in Zorba, the first of the four show in the Fall 2007 Musicals in Mufti Series -- the York’s acclaimed series of musical theatre gems in staged concert performances. The Fall Series will celebrate the work of playwright Joseph Stein. Zorba, which began rehearsals Monday, September 10, will play September 14, 15 and 16 at the Theatre at Saint Peters (54th Street, Just East of Lexington Ave). Tickets are $35. For more information or to purchase tickets to any of the Mufti shows, visit www.yorktheatre.org or call York’s Box Office at 212-935-5820.
Beth Fowler joins the previously announced, Jeff McCarthy (Urinetown, Pirate Queen), who made his Broadway debut as Nikos in the 1983 Zorba revival and will play the title role. The cast also includes Emily Skinner (Side Show, The Full Monty) as The Leader, Crista Moore (Big, Gypsy) as The Widow, Aaron Ramey (Thoroughly Modern Millie) as Nikos, and Robin De Jesus (In The Heights) as Mikiko. The ensemble includes Raymond Bokhour, Jane Brockman, Joseph Cullinane, Vince D’Elia, Denis Lambert, Ken McMullen, Tina Stafford, and Deone Zanotto.
Zorba has a book by Joseph Stein, music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb. Zorba is directed by Steven Yuhasz (Lover, Liar, Lady…The Women of Kander & Ebb, All About Us). Patrick Vaccariello (A Chorus Line) is the Music Director.
Zorba is adapted from the novel “Zorba the Greek” by Nikos Kazantzakis. The show is set in Crete in 1924 and is about the friendship between Zorba and Nikos, a young American student who has inherited an abandoned mine on Crete, and their romantic relationships with a local widow and French woman – Hortense, respectively.
The novel was turned into a film in 1964, produced and directed by Michael Cacoyannis. Anthony Quinn starred in the title role, with Lila Kedrova played Madame Hortense. The movie won three Academy Awards, including Best Supporting Actress (Lila Kedrova), Best Art Direction and Best Cinematography.
The musical was directed and produced by Harold Prince and choreographed by Ronald Field. The show opened at the Imperial Theatre on November 16, 1968, ran for 305 performances and starred Herschel Bernardi in the title role and Maria Karnilova as Madame Hortense. The show was nominated for eight Tony Awards and won a Tony Award for best Scenic Design. It also won three Drama Desk Awards – for Outstanding Lyrics, Costume Design and Set Design.
A revival opened at the Broadway Theatre on October 16, 1983 and ran for 362 performances. This production brought together many of the film’s team: Anthony Quinn in the title role and Lila Kedrova as Madame Hortense; it was directed by Michael Cacoyannis and choreographed by Graciele Daniele. Ensemble members included Rob Marshall and Robert Westenberg. Lila Kedrova won a 1984 Tony Award and Drama Desk Award for Best Featured Actress. Cast recordings were made of both the original and revival of Zorba.
Following Zorba, the Musicals in Mufti lineup is as follows: Enter Laughing: The Musical which will run September 28-30 and will be directed by Stuart Ross, with Matt Castle as Music Director. The Body Beautiful will run October 12-14 and will be directed by David Glenn Armstrong, with John Bell as music director. The Baker’s Wife is the last in the series, will run October 26-28 and will be directed by Gordon Greenberg with Mark Hartman as Music Director. All shows will play five performances: Friday at 8 pm, Saturday at 2:30 pm & 8 pm, and Sunday at 2:30 pm & 7:30 pm. Audience discussions will follow both matinees.
All shows will be presented at the Theatre at Saint Peters (54th Street, Just East of Lexington Ave) and each show will play five performances: Friday at 8 pm, Saturday at 2:30 pm & 8 pm, and Sunday at 2:30 pm & 7:30 pm. Audience discussions will follow both matinees. Tickets are $35 (or all four for only $125) and are now on sale. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.yorktheatre.org or call York’s Box Office at 212-935-5820. The box office is open Monday-Friday, 10-6.
York previously celebrated Joseph Stein in the Musicals in Mufti Fall 2006 Series (Take Me Along, Carmelina, Plain & Fancy). Stein won the Tony Award and Drama Critics Circle Award for Fiddler on the Roof. His other musicals include: Zorba (Tony nom., Drama Critics Circle Award), Rags (Tony nom.), The Baker's Wife (Laurence Olivier Award, London), Juno, Take Me Along, Irene; The King of Hearts and So Long, 174th Street. He also co-authored, with Alan Jay Lerner, the musical Carmelina and, with Will Glickman, Mr. Wonderful (starring Sammy Davis, Jr.) and Plain and Fancy. His plays include Enter Laughing, Before the Dawn and Mrs. Gibbons' Boys. He began his career in TV and radio, writing for "Sid Caesar Show," "Your Show of Shows," "The Henry Morgan Show" and many others including Tallulah Bankhead, Phil Silvers, Jackie Gleason and Zero Mostel. He wrote the screenplays of Enter Laughing and Fiddler on the Roof, for which he won the Screen Writers Guild Award. He is currently working on All About Us, the musical version of The Skin of Our Teeth with a score by John Kander and Fred Ebb, and another musical, yet to be announced. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild Council and is married to Elisa Stein, a psychotherapist.
‘Mufti’ (pronounced MUFF’ tee) means “in street clothes; without the usual trappings” and shows are presented script-in-hand, with minimal staging. The Musical in Mufti Series has celebrated such writers as Richard Rodgers, George Abbott and Joseph Stein. York has presented over 60 concert revivals of musical theatre gems from the past – more than any other such series in the world. Notable shows include: It’s a Bird…It’s a Plane…It’s Superman, I and Albert, The Day Before Spring, Take Me Along, Plain and Fancy, Beggar's Holiday, The Grass Harp, Wish You Were Here, Carmelina, Fanny, God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, Lucky Stiff, Darling of the Day, Mata Hari, The Girl Who Came to Supper, Carmen Jones, Weird Romance, Johnny Johnson, Rex, Billion Dollar Baby, Mirette and 70, Girls, 70. TIME Magazine listed York's Mufti version of Darling of the Day as one of the Top Ten Theatrical Events of 2005.
For ticket information visit www.yorktheatre.org or call 212-935-5820.
THE YORK THEATRE COMPANY in Saint Peter’s Theatre,
54th Street Just East of Lexington
E train to Lexington Avenue or 6 train to 51st Street
MEOW MEOW- This Sounds Wild!
This event sounds really wild. Check out MEOW MEOW (Don't forget to PURRRRR!)
Spiegelworld Presents
International Chanteuse and Cabaret Extraordinaire
MEOW MEOW
Special Performance Not To Be Missed
During Final Week of Spiegelworld
ONE NIGHT ONLY
SEPTEMBER 25, 10 P.M.
Spiegelworld announces today that international singing sensation and “sequined sex bomb waiting to detonate,” MEOW MEOW, will appear for one night only at the Spiegeltent on September 25 at 10 p.m. With the Spiegeltent coming to a close after a smashing three month-long run downtown at the South Street Seaport, MEOW MEOW’s performance punctuates with drama and style a summer full of astonishing Spiegelworld entertainment.
To book, go to www.spiegelworld.com or telephone Ticket Central: 212 279 4200. For incredible deals on groups of 10 or more telephone 646 536 8130. Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 on the day of the performance.
About Meow Meow
Meow Meow has wowed audiences with her own brand of vamped-up kamikaze cabaret, French fishnet satire and performance art exotica around the globe. Her solo show was chosen for David Bowie’s High Line Festival NYC ‘07 (alongside Air, Arcade Fire, Laurie Anderson and Ricky Gervais). She collaborated most recently at NY’s Hiro Ballroom with Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Shortbus creator and director John Cameron Mitchell.
Meow Meow has worked with London’s Opera Factory, toured Europe and Australia repeatedly with contemporary opera ensemble Elision (Liza Lim), Johannesburg’s Robyn Orlin City Dance Theatre (Paris/Berlin), New York’s Anthony Coleman (John Zorn), The John Cage Trust, John Jesurun, Mikel Rouse and Thomas M. Lauderdale (Pink Martini), Wolfgang Schmidkte, Bernd Uwe Marszan (Pina Bausch) and recorded extreme voice pieces for David Moss and the Institute of Living Voice (Berlin/Belgium), Princeton University, WDR and Dritte Art, (Wuppertal, Cologne). She has performed at Berlin’s Philharmonic and Hebbel Theater, Théâtre de la Ville in Paris, Sydney Opera House, New York’s Lincoln Centre, Joe’s Pub, The Glamour Room in Shanghai, and numerous jet set dungeons and international arts festivals.
She has played The Spiegeltent at the Dublin, Brighton, Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland and NY Festivals, and created a number of works for the U.S Time-Based Arts Festival, Oregon. She’s a frequent guest in the Spiegeltent show La Clique, Absinthe, and Weimar New York with Justin Bond (Kiki and Herb), Julie Atlas Muz, Penny Arcade and Taylor Mac.
Meow is a recipient of numerous awards including for Theatre in Berlin, The Dance Paris residency, and the Franklin Furnace Fund for Performance Art Award (New York). This year she will collaborate with China’s most controversial contemporary dancer and first acknowledged transsexual Jin Xing in Shanghai, and create works for a number of international arts festivals in the US, France and Australia. She has just performed a sold out special Mardi Gras season of Beyond Glamour with Pink Martini’s Thomas M. Lauderdale for the Sydney Opera House and recorded their first album together in Oregon, “Here Kitty, Kitty…The Lost Sessions”. Her recent Edinburgh Fringe debut at the Bosco Theatre and Spiegeltent with Lance Horne on piano sold out, was extended, and received a five star review in the London Times.
She has numerous unsavory and crazed stalkers.
About the Spiegeltent
An opulent and wondrous venue of cut glass, teak, mirrors, billowing velvet and brocade, Spiegelworld takes audiences to another time and place. Before each show, patrons can drink and dine in the adjacent Spiegelworld Restaurant & Bar while taking in the picturesque views of the East River, Fulton Landing, Governor’s Island and the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges. New Yorkers seeking summer time refuge are bound to be drawn back to the Garden which will lie ready in wait, complete with plush custom made booths, towering umbrellas and attentive table service.
Spiegelworld Presents
International Chanteuse and Cabaret Extraordinaire
MEOW MEOW
Special Performance Not To Be Missed
During Final Week of Spiegelworld
ONE NIGHT ONLY
SEPTEMBER 25, 10 P.M.
Spiegelworld announces today that international singing sensation and “sequined sex bomb waiting to detonate,” MEOW MEOW, will appear for one night only at the Spiegeltent on September 25 at 10 p.m. With the Spiegeltent coming to a close after a smashing three month-long run downtown at the South Street Seaport, MEOW MEOW’s performance punctuates with drama and style a summer full of astonishing Spiegelworld entertainment.
To book, go to www.spiegelworld.com or telephone Ticket Central: 212 279 4200. For incredible deals on groups of 10 or more telephone 646 536 8130. Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 on the day of the performance.
About Meow Meow
Meow Meow has wowed audiences with her own brand of vamped-up kamikaze cabaret, French fishnet satire and performance art exotica around the globe. Her solo show was chosen for David Bowie’s High Line Festival NYC ‘07 (alongside Air, Arcade Fire, Laurie Anderson and Ricky Gervais). She collaborated most recently at NY’s Hiro Ballroom with Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Shortbus creator and director John Cameron Mitchell.
Meow Meow has worked with London’s Opera Factory, toured Europe and Australia repeatedly with contemporary opera ensemble Elision (Liza Lim), Johannesburg’s Robyn Orlin City Dance Theatre (Paris/Berlin), New York’s Anthony Coleman (John Zorn), The John Cage Trust, John Jesurun, Mikel Rouse and Thomas M. Lauderdale (Pink Martini), Wolfgang Schmidkte, Bernd Uwe Marszan (Pina Bausch) and recorded extreme voice pieces for David Moss and the Institute of Living Voice (Berlin/Belgium), Princeton University, WDR and Dritte Art, (Wuppertal, Cologne). She has performed at Berlin’s Philharmonic and Hebbel Theater, Théâtre de la Ville in Paris, Sydney Opera House, New York’s Lincoln Centre, Joe’s Pub, The Glamour Room in Shanghai, and numerous jet set dungeons and international arts festivals.
She has played The Spiegeltent at the Dublin, Brighton, Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland and NY Festivals, and created a number of works for the U.S Time-Based Arts Festival, Oregon. She’s a frequent guest in the Spiegeltent show La Clique, Absinthe, and Weimar New York with Justin Bond (Kiki and Herb), Julie Atlas Muz, Penny Arcade and Taylor Mac.
Meow is a recipient of numerous awards including for Theatre in Berlin, The Dance Paris residency, and the Franklin Furnace Fund for Performance Art Award (New York). This year she will collaborate with China’s most controversial contemporary dancer and first acknowledged transsexual Jin Xing in Shanghai, and create works for a number of international arts festivals in the US, France and Australia. She has just performed a sold out special Mardi Gras season of Beyond Glamour with Pink Martini’s Thomas M. Lauderdale for the Sydney Opera House and recorded their first album together in Oregon, “Here Kitty, Kitty…The Lost Sessions”. Her recent Edinburgh Fringe debut at the Bosco Theatre and Spiegeltent with Lance Horne on piano sold out, was extended, and received a five star review in the London Times.
She has numerous unsavory and crazed stalkers.
About the Spiegeltent
An opulent and wondrous venue of cut glass, teak, mirrors, billowing velvet and brocade, Spiegelworld takes audiences to another time and place. Before each show, patrons can drink and dine in the adjacent Spiegelworld Restaurant & Bar while taking in the picturesque views of the East River, Fulton Landing, Governor’s Island and the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges. New Yorkers seeking summer time refuge are bound to be drawn back to the Garden which will lie ready in wait, complete with plush custom made booths, towering umbrellas and attentive table service.
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